Environment, Not Genetics, Primarily Shapes Microbiome Composition

[aspergerian]

"The fact that environment has a much bigger role in driving the microbiome than genetics pinpoints the fact that the environment is playing a much more fundamental role in influencing disease onset and disease progression than genetics is."

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[johntPM]

Interesting.

Of course there's a lot of "noise", but nevertheless, a good way to explore possible environmental factors are the maps showing variations, at a county level, of the prevalence of PD across the US.

See, Willis et al. (2010):

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John