Article
The Relationship Between the Human Genome and Microbiome Comes into View.
Annual review of genetics - 27 Nov 2017
Goodrich Julia K, Davenport Emily R, Clark Andrew G, Ley Ruth E
Abstract excerpt
The body's microbiome, composed of microbial cells that number in the trillions, is involved in human health and disease in ways that are just starting to emerge. The microbiome is assembled at birth, develops with its host, and is greatly influenced by environmental factors such as diet and other exposures. Recently, a role for human genetic variation has emerged as also influential in accounting for...
Topics
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Bifidobacterium
- Diet
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Human
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- Human Genetics
- Humans