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Gut microbial dysbiosis is associated with development and progression of radiation enteritis during pelvic radiotherapy
25 Mar 2019
Abstract excerpt
Radiation enteritis (RE) is the most common complication of radiotherapy for pelvic irradiation receivers. Herein we investigated the alterations in gut microbial profiles and their association with enteritis in patients undergoing pelvic radiotherapy. Faecal samples were collected from 18 cervical cancer patients during radiotherapy. Microbiota profiles were characterized based on 16S rRNA sequencing using the...
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