Review Article

Gut Microbiome: An Intersection between Human Genome, Diet, and Epigenetics

Table 1

Gene variants and their associated microbiota.

GeneMicrobiotaRelated conditionReferences

NOD2Increase Escherichia spp. and decrease Faecalibacterium spp.IBD[35]
NOD2/ATG16L1Increase Bacteroides fragilisIBD[51]
UBR3Increase Rikinellaceae spp.Dysregulation of the protein ubiquitination pathway[72]
PLD1 & LINGO2Increase Akkermansia and Blautia spp.Obesity[72]
SLIT3Increase Clostridiaceae and Dermococcus spp.Inflammation and obesity[2]
VDR3Increase Parabacterioides spp.Dysregulation of bile synthesis[94]
ALDH1AL1Increase Christensenelleceae spp.Dysregulation of xenobiotic metabolism[2]
PTN2 & PTN22Increase Faecalibacterium, Bilophilia, and Coprococcus spp.T1D[83, 85]
DR3/4Increase Bacteroides, Parabacteroides, Clostridium, Klebsiella, and Akkermansia spp.T1D[89]