Gut microbiome composition in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos is shaped by geographic relocation, environmental factors, and obesity

2019178 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Robert C. Kaplan · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Zheng Wang · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Mykhaylo Usyk · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Daniela Sotres‐Alvarez · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Martha L. Daviglus · University of Illinois Chicago

Neil Schneiderman · University of Miami

Gregory A. Talavera

Abstract

Our analysis of the gut microbiome of Latinos demonstrates unique features that might be responsible for health disparities affecting Hispanics living in the USA.

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

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Published in: Genome biology

Volume 20, Issue 1, pp. 219-219

DOI: 10.1186/s13059-019-1831-z

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Gut microbiome composition in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos is shaped by geographic relocation, environmental factors, and obesity

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