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Re:Haemophilia A trial results 'mind-blowing' by carbocation on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:38PM (#15928423)
We can agree on many of the things that you wrote:

- You need a combination of genetics + environment to have a phenotype (whether disease or otherwise)

- Several conditions have a relationship with the gut microbiome

Also, I think you will enjoy this absolutely amazing study that found that the gut microbiome drives cerebral cavernous malformations(!!!) by interactions with TLR4: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature22075

So, I just don't think that "typically" the gut microbiome is the driver of disease. In fact, it's a rare enough find that people get Nature papers out of it. But, if it is actually typical, then I stand by my assertion that someone will eventually get a Nobel prize from proving it.

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