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Dysbiosis of the salivary microbiota in pediatric-onset primary sclerosing cholangitis and its potential as a biomarker.
Scientific reports - 3 Apr 2018
Iwasawa Kentaro, Suda Wataru, Tsunoda Tomoyuki, Oikawa-Kawamoto Manari, Umetsu Shuichiro, Takayasu Lena, Inui Ayano, Fujisawa Tomoo, Morita Hidetoshi, Sogo Tsuyoshi, Hattori Masahira
Abstract excerpt
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a liver disease known for its frequent concurrence with inflammatory bowel disease. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota in PSC was reported in several studies, but the microbiological features of the salivary microbiota in PSC have not been established. Here we compared the salivary microbial communities of 24 pediatric-onset PSC patients, 16 age-matched ulcerative colitis (UC)...
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