Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Innate and adaptive immune traits are differentially affected by genetic and environmental factors

  • Massimo Mangino,
  • Mario Roederer,
  • Margaret H. Beddall,
  • Frank O. Nestle,
  • Tim D. Spector

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13850
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Both genetics and environment affect the number and phenotype of immune cells. Here the authors characterize the degree of influence of genetics versus environment on various immune cell parameters by analysing a large cohort of female twins.