The Integrative Human Microbiome Project.
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SUBMITTER: Integrative HMP (iHMP) Research Network Consortium
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6784865 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
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The Integrative Human Microbiome Project.
Nature 20190529 7758
The NIH Human Microbiome Project (HMP) has been carried out over ten years and two phases to provide resources, methods, and discoveries that link interactions between humans and their microbiomes to health-related outcomes. The recently completed second phase, the Integrative Human Microbiome Project, comprised studies of dynamic changes in the microbiome and host under three conditions: pregnancy and preterm birth; inflammatory bowel diseases; and stressors that affect individuals with prediab ...[more]
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