Host genetic variation impacts microbiome composition across human body sites

2015778 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Ran Blekhman · University of Minnesota

Julia K. Goodrich · Cornell University

Katherine Huang · Broad Institute

Qi Sun · Cornell University

Robert Bukowski · Cornell University

Jordana T. Bell · King's College London

Timothy D. Spector ·

Abstract

Our results highlight the role of host genetic variation in shaping the composition of the human microbiome, and provide a starting point toward understanding the complex interaction between human genetics and the microbiome in the context of human evolution and disease.

Topics & Keywords

Gut microbiota and health Diet and metabolism studies Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Genome biology

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 191-191

DOI: 10.1186/s13059-015-0759-1

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