Challenges and future directions for studying effects of host genetics on the gut microbiome

Nature Genetics
Volume 54 Issue 2, February 2022
https://www.nature.com/ng/volumes/54/issues/2

 

Perspective | 03 February 2022
Challenges and future directions for studying effects of host genetics on the gut microbiome
This Perspective discusses the analytical issues concerning heterogeneity and power encountered in microbial genome-wide association studies and highlights potential future directions for genetic analysis of the microbiome.
Serena Sanna, Alexander Kurilshikov, Alexandra Zhernakova