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Clinical Sampling

Initial 16S and metagenomic wgs sequencing is being performed on samples collected from ~250 healthy adult men and women between the ages of 18 and 40, recruited at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX and Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Samples are collected in a non-invasive manner from five body sites: oral cavity, skin, nasal cavity, gastrointestinal tract and vagina. In addition, subjects will donate blood to be used to examine the relationship of host genotype to an individual's microbiota, and serum for possible future studies, such as determination of immune response to organisms identified in the individual's microbiome.

See the HMP Core Microbiome Sampling Protocol for more information and descriptions of sampling procedures to be used for collecting reference metagenomic samples under the HMP.

Study Participant information

These documents represent the consent forms being used at Washington University and Baylor College of Medicine, along with supplemental information being provided to potential donors.

• Baylor College of Medicine Consent Form
• Baylor College of Medicine Patient Information
• Washington University Consent Form
• Washington University Patient Information
• Washington University Protocol Amendment

Study participants who have questions or concerns about any aspect of the project should contact:

Baylor College of Medicine

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Washington University

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