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Altered gut microbiome composition in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.
Gut microbes - 3 May 2020
Ye Zi, Wu Chunyan, Zhang Ni, Du Liping, Cao Qingfeng, Huang Xinyue, Tang Jihong, Wang Qingfeng, Li Fuzhen, Zhou Chunjiang, Xu Qian, Xiong Xiao, Kijlstra Aize, Qin Nan, Yang Peizeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is a multisystemic autoimmune disorder characterized by granulomatous panuveitis. Gut microbiome has been considered to play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease but whether the alternation of gut microbiome was involved is unclear. This study was set up to identify abnormalities of gut microbiome composition in VKH disease. RESULTS: Depleted butyrate-producing...
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