title: Inborn variation in metabolism.
abstract: Advances in analytical biochemistry have recently made it possible to obtain global snapshots of metabolism. A new study couples such technology with genome-wide genetic analysis to explore inherited variation in human metabolism.
authors.forename: Vamsi K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Mootha
authors.forename: Joel N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Hirschhorn
mesh_terms: D004194:Disease; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D014644:Genetic Variation; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000235:genetics; D055442:Metabolome / Q000235:genetics*