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Longitudinal metabolic and gut bacterial profiling of pregnant women with previous bariatric surgery.
Gut - 1 Aug 2020
West Kiana Ashley, Kanu Chidimma, Maric Tanya, McDonald Julie Anne Kathryn, Nicholson Jeremy K, Li Jia V, Johnson Mark R, Holmes Elaine, Savvidou Makrina D
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OBJECTIVE: Due to the global increase in obesity rates and success of bariatric surgery in weight reduction, an increasing number of women now present pregnant with a previous bariatric procedure. This study investigates the extent of bariatric-associated metabolic and gut microbial alterations during pregnancy and their impact on fetal development. DESIGN: A parallel metabonomic (molecular phenotyping based on...
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