The gut microbiota composition in dichorionic triplet sets suggests a role for host genetic factors.

Monozygotic and dizygotic twin studies investigating the relative roles of host genetics and environmental factors in shaping gut microbiota composition have produced conflicting results. In this study, we investigated the gut microbiota composition of a healthy dichorionic triplet set. The dichorio...

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Main Authors: Kiera Murphy, Carol Anne O' Shea, C Anthony Ryan, Eugene M Dempsey, Paul W O' Toole, Catherine Stanton, R Paul Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4396853?pdf=render