Paternal microbiome perturbations affect offspring outcomes

Jamie O Lo^{1

2}, Charles A Easley^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. loj@ohsu.edu.
² Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. loj@ohsu.edu.
³ Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA, USA.
⁴ Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

Comment

Jamie O Lo et al. Nat Rev Urol. 2025 Jan.

. 2025 Jan;22(1):6-7.

doi: 10.1038/s41585-024-00921-8.

Jamie O Lo^{1

2}, Charles A Easley^{3

4}

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. loj@ohsu.edu.
² Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. loj@ohsu.edu.
³ Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA, USA.
⁴ Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

Paternal microbiome perturbations impact offspring fitness.
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