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Sub-clinical detection of gut microbial biomarkers of obesity and type 2 diabetes
12 Feb 2016
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are linked both with host genetics and with environmental factors, including dysbioses of the gut microbiota. However, it is unclear whether these microbial changes precede disease onset. Twin cohorts present a unique genetically-controlled opportunity to study the relationships between lifestyle factors and the microbiome. In particular, we hypothesized that...
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