HLA alleles and microbiome alterations have been separately associated with human autoimmunity. Here the authors identify differences in stool microbiome between healthy carriers of HLA alleles conferring low- and high-risk for type 1 diabetes, suggesting that HLA shaping of microbiome may contribute to HLA impact on autoimmunity risks.
- Jordan T. Russell
- Luiz F. W. Roesch
- Johnny Ludvigsson