Does geographical variation confound the relationship between host factors and the human gut microbiota: a population-based study in China
Objective The human gut microbiota plays important roles in human health but is also known to be highly diverse between populations from different regions. Yet most studies inadequately account for this regional diversity in their analyses. This study examines the extent to which geographical variat...
Main Authors: | Bing Zhang, Annie Green Howard, Zhihong Wang, Huijun Wang, Chang Su, Shan Sun, Matthew CB Tsilimigras, Wei Sha, Jiguo Zhang, Shufa Du, Michael Sioda, Farnaz Fouladi, Anthony Fodor, Penny Gordon-Larsen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-11-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/11/e038163.full |
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