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SUBMITTER: Groot HE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7479141 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Groot Hilde E HE van de Vegte Yordi J YJ Verweij Niek N Lipsic Erik E Karper Jacco C JC van der Harst Pim P
Scientific reports 20200908 1
Small-scale studies have suggested a link between the human gut microbiome and highly prevalent diseases. However, the extent to which the human gut microbiome can be considered a determinant of disease and healthy aging remains unknown. We aimed to determine the spectrum of diseases that are linked to the human gut microbiome through the utilization of its genetic determinants as a proxy for its composition. 180 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) known to influence the human gut microbiome ...[more]