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Siblings of patients with Crohn's disease exhibit a biologically relevant dysbiosis in mucosal microbial metacommunities.
Gut - 1 Jun 2016
Hedin Charlotte, van der Gast Christopher J, Rogers Geraint B, Cuthbertson Leah, McCartney Sara, Stagg Andrew J, Lindsay James O, Whelan Kevin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the existence of mucosal dysbiosis in siblings of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) using 454 pyrosequencing and to comprehensively characterise and determine the influence of genotypical and phenotypical factors, on that dysbiosis. Siblings of patients with CD have elevated risk of developing CD and display aspects of disease phenotype, including faecal dysbiosis. Whether the mucosal...
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