TABLE 2.
Analytical sites of the Mothers, Infant, and Lactation Quality (MILQ) Study
| Site | Analyses |
|---|---|
| USDA, ARS-WHRNC1 | Macro- and micronutrients, and metabolomics |
| Selected micronutrients in colostrum based on available volume | |
| Microbial community of infant stool by 16s rRNA sequencing | |
| Shotgun metagenomics sequencing of infant stool based on 16s rRNA | |
| Screening, DNA quality/quantity, and availability of other data | |
| Milk cell mRNA transcriptome | |
| Maternal genetic and epigenetic signatures (buffy coat) | |
| UC Davis, USA2 | Human milk oligosaccharides and proteomics |
| ETH Zürich3 | Iodine and iodine status biomarkers |
| St. John's Medical College4 | Milk volume by D2O saliva analyses |
| University of Cambridge, UK5 | Vitamin D in human milk |
1
USDA, Agricultural Research Service-Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA, USA.
2
University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
3
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland.
4
Bengaluru, India.
5
Nutritional Biomarker Laboratory, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
D2O, deuterated water.