Reprograming of gut microbiome energy metabolism by the FUT2 Crohn’s disease risk polymorphism
Reprograming of gut microbiome energy metabolism by the FUT2 Crohn’s disease risk polymorphism
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Fucosyltransferase 2 (
FUT2
) is an enzyme that is responsible for the synthesis of the H antigen in body fluids and on the intestinal mucosa. The H antigen is an oligosaccharide moiety that acts as both an attachment site and carbon source for intestinal bacteria. Non-secretors, who are homozygous for the loss-of-function alleles of
FUT2<...
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Reprograming of gut microbiome energy metabolism by the FUT2 Crohn’s disease risk polymorphism
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4992076
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4992076
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1751-7362
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1751-7370
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10.1038/ismej.2014.64
