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Genetic associations and shared environmental effects on the skin microbiome of Korean twins.
BMC genomics - 23 Nov 2015
Si Jiyeon, Lee Sunghee, Park Jin Mo, Sung Joohon, Ko GwangPyo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The skin is the outermost layer of the human body and one of the key sites for host-microbe interactions. Both environmental and host genetic factors influence microbial communities in distinct anatomical niches, but little is known about their interplay in shaping the skin microbiome. Here, we investigate the heritable components of the skin microbiome and their association with host genetic factors....
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