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Intrahepatic bacterial metataxonomic signature in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Gut - 1 Aug 2020
Sookoian Silvia, Salatino Adrian, Castaño Gustavo Osvaldo, Landa Maria Silvia, Fijalkowky Cinthia, Garaycoechea Martin, Pirola Carlos Jose
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to characterise the liver tissue bacterial metataxonomic signature in two independent cohorts of patients with biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) diagnosis, as differences in the host phenotypic features-from moderate to severe obesity-may be associated with significant changes in the microbial DNA profile. DESIGN AND METHODS: Liver tissue samples from 116 individuals,...
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