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The rectal mucosal but not fecal microbiota detects subclinical ulcerative colitis
1 Jan 2021
Abstract excerpt
Ulcerative colitis (UC), a subtype of inflammatory bowel disease, is characterized by repetitive remission and relapse. Gut microbiome is critically involved in pathogenesis of UC. The shifts in microbiome profile during disease remission remain under-investigated. Recent studies revealed that UC pathogenesis is likely to originate in the mucosal barrier. Therefore, we investigated the effectiveness of mucosal...
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