The effect of heritability and host genetics on the gut microbiota and metabolic syndrome

Conclusions
Our results suggest that an altered microbiota composition mediated by a specific host genotype can contribute to the development of MetS.

Source: Gut - May 12, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Lim, M. Y., You, H. J., Yoon, H. S., Kwon, B., Lee, J. Y., Lee, S., Song, Y.-M., Lee, K., Sung, J., Ko, G. Tags: Gut microbiota Source Type: research