Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation.


Journal

Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 22 12 2022
accepted: 23 11 2023
medline: 4 1 2024
pubmed: 4 1 2024
entrez: 3 1 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Although the impact of host genetics on gut microbial diversity and the abundance of specific taxa is well established

Identifiants

pubmed: 38172637
doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06893-w
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06893-w
doi:

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Journal Article

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eng

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IM

Investigateurs

Raul Aguirre-Gamboa (R)
Patrick Deelen (P)
Lude Franke (L)
Jan A Kuivenhoven (JA)
Ilja M Nolte (IM)
Serena Sanna (S)
Harold Snieder (H)
Morris A Swertz (MA)
Peter M Visscher (PM)
Judith M Vonk (JM)

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Daria V Zhernakova (DV)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Daoming Wang (D)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pediatrics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Lei Liu (L)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Sergio Andreu-Sánchez (S)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pediatrics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Yue Zhang (Y)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pediatrics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Angel J Ruiz-Moreno (AJ)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pediatrics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Haoran Peng (H)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Niels Plomp (N)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Ángela Del Castillo-Izquierdo (Á)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Ranko Gacesa (R)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Esteban A Lopera-Maya (EA)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Godfrey S Temba (GS)

Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania.
Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Vesla I Kullaya (VI)

Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania.
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi, Tanzania.

Sander S van Leeuwen (SS)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Ramnik J Xavier (RJ)

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Quirijn de Mast (Q)

Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Leo A B Joosten (LAB)

Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Department of Medical Genetics, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Niels P Riksen (NP)

Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Joost H W Rutten (JHW)

Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Mihai G Netea (MG)

Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Department of Immunology and Metabolism, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Human Genomics Laboratory, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania.

Serena Sanna (S)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Institute for Genetic and Biomedical Research, National Research Council, Cagliari, Italy.

Cisca Wijmenga (C)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Rinse K Weersma (RK)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Alexandra Zhernakova (A)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Hermie J M Harmsen (HJM)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Groningen, The Netherlands. h.j.m.harmsen@umcg.nl.

Jingyuan Fu (J)

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Genetics, Groningen, The Netherlands. j.fu@umcg.nl.
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pediatrics, Groningen, The Netherlands. j.fu@umcg.nl.

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