SLC39A8 missense variant is associated with Crohn's disease but does not have a major impact on gut microbiome composition in healthy subjects.

<h4>Background</h4>Gene-microbiome interactions are important in aetiology and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract consisting of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Scarce studies on gene-microbiome interactio...

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Main Authors: Valerie Collij, Floris Imhann, Arnau Vich Vila, Jingyuan Fu, Gerard Dijkstra, Eleonora A M Festen, Michiel D Voskuil, Mark J Daly, Ramnik J Xavier, Cisca Wijmenga, Alexandra Zhernakova, Rinse K Weersma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211328