Katri Lindfors

Gut microbiome maturation in early childhood interacts with host genetics to predict type 1 diabetes risk

Prospective evidence linking early-life microbiome development and host genetics with type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk is limited. Here, we describe how gut microbiome maturation and host genetics influence T1D risk in the TEDDY study. We analysed 12,151 longitudinal metagenomes and ho...

Connecting Skin and Gut in Dermatitis Herpetiformis: Insights from Gluten Challenge Transcriptomics

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a dietary gluten -induced autoimmune blistering skin disease. It is hypothesized to be initiated by a small intestinal mucosal immune response. Gluten-free diet (GFD) is the primary treatment for DHdermatitis herpetiformis and effectively resolves...