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Functional gene arrays-based analysis of fecal microbiomes in patients with liver cirrhosis.
BMC genomics - 2 Sept 2014
Chen Yanfei, Qin Nan, Guo Jing, Qian Guirong, Fang Daiqiong, Shi Ding, Xu Min, Yang Fengling, He Zhili, Van Nostrand Joy D, Yuan Tong, Deng Ye, Zhou Jizhong, Li Lanjuan
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BACKGROUND: Human gut microbiota plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cirrhosis complications. Although the phylogenetic diversity of intestinal microbiota in patients with liver cirrhosis has been examined in several studies, little is known about their functional composition and structure. RESULTS: To characterize the functional gene diversity of the gut microbiome in cirrhotic patients, we recruited...
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