Prediction of BMI traits in the Chinese population based on the gut metagenome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying individual characteristics based on trace evidence left at a crime scene is crucial in forensic identification. Microbial communities found in fecal traces have high individual specificity and could serve as potential markers for forensic characterization. Previous research has established that predicting body type based on the relative abundance of the gut microbiome is relatively accurate. However, the long-term stability and high individual specificity of the gut microbiome are closely linked to changes at the genome level of the microbiome. No studies have been conducted to deduce body shape from genetic traits. Therefore, in this study, the vital role of gut bacterial community characteristics and genetic traits in predicting body mass index (BMI) was in

SUBMITTER: Liang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704812 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature