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Genome-Wide Association Studies of the Human Gut Microbiota.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Davenport Emily R, Cusanovich Darren A, Michelini Katelyn, Barreiro Luis B, Ober Carole, Gilad Yoav
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial composition of the human fecal microbiome is influenced by many lifestyle factors, notably diet. It is less clear, however, what role host genetics plays in dictating the composition of bacteria living in the gut. In this study, we examined the association of ~200K host genotypes with the relative abundance of fecal bacterial taxa in a founder population, the Hutterites, during two seasons (n = 91...
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