Journal article
FUT2 genotype and secretory status are not associated with fecal microbial composition and inferred function in healthy subjects
Abstract
Heritability analysis of the microbiota has demonstrated the importance of host genotype in defining the human microbiota. The alpha (1,2)-fucosyltransferase 2 encoded by FUT2 is involved in the formation of the H antigen and the SNP, rs601338 is associated with ABO histo-blood group antigen secretion in the intestinal mucosa. Previous studies have provided non replicated results for the association of this polymorphism with the composition and …
Authors
Turpin W; Bedrani L; Espin-Garcia O; Xu W; Silverberg MS; Smith MI; Guttman DS; Griffiths A; Moayyedi P; Panaccione R
Journal
Gut Microbes, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 357–368
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
July 4, 2018
DOI
10.1080/19490976.2018.1445956
ISSN
1949-0976