Abstract:RATIONALE: While the gut microbiome has an established role in asthma development, less is known about its contribution to morbidity in children with asthma. In this ancillary study of the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART), we analyzed the gut microbiome and metabolome of wheeze frequency in children with asthma. METHODS: Microbiome profiling by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and metabolomic profiling by mass spectrometry were performed on fecal samples collected from 3 year-olds with parent-report… Show more
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