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Editorial
. 2020 Aug 3;21(1):192.
doi: 10.1186/s13059-020-02117-w.

Elucidating the role of the gastrointestinal microbiota in racial and ethnic health disparities

Doratha A Byrd  1 , Tiffany L Carson  2   3 , Faustine Williams  4 , Emily Vogtmann  5
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Editorial

Elucidating the role of the gastrointestinal microbiota in racial and ethnic health disparities

Doratha A Byrd et al. Genome Biol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests. DAB, FW, and EV were supported by the Division of Intramural Research, National Cancer Institute and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institutes of Health. TLC was supported by grant number K01CA190559 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health.

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