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Compositional Analysis of the Human Microbiome in Cancer Research
Elisa Morales1, Jun Chen2, K Leigh Greathouse3
1Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Gut microbial composition has shown to be associated with obesity, diabetes mellitus, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, autoimmune disorders, and cancer, among other diseases. Microbiome research has significantly evolved through the years and continues to advance as we develop new and better strategies to more accurately measure its composition and function. Careful selection of study design, inclusion and exclusion criteria of participants, and methodology are paramount to accurately analyze microbial structure. Here we present the most up-to-date available information on methods for gut microbial collection and analysis.
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