Glucorticoid‐induced obesity individuals have distinct signatures of the gut microbiome

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The human intestine and its resident microbiota are known to play an essential role in the pathogenesis of primary obesity. However, a little is known of the gut microbiota profiles in individuals with obesity induced by glucocorticoid (GC) therapy. Here, we recruited 28 people with GC-induced obesity and 27 age- and gender-matched healthy controls, whose feces have been collected separately, to delineate the gut...

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