Here, through parallel profiling of the mucosal transcriptome and microbiome of intestinal biopsies derived from patients with IBD and from non-IBD controls, the authors characterize interactions between gene expression and microbiota composition associated with traits of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Peer Review Information: Nature Communications thanks Robert Häsler, and the other, anonymous, reviewers for their contribution to the peer review of this work. A peer review file is available.
- Shixian Hu
- Arno R. Bourgonje
- Rinse K. Weersma