An Information-Based Approach for Mediation Analysis on High-Dimensional Metagenomic Data

The human microbiome plays a critical role in the development of gut-related illnesses such as inflammatory bowel disease and clinical pouchitis. A mediation model can be used to describe the interaction between host gene expression, the gut microbiome, and clinical/health situation (e.g., diseased...

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Main Authors: Kyle M. Carter, Meng Lu, Hongmei Jiang, Lingling An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00148/full