Metagenomic Analysis of the Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis Gut Microbiome

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Little is known of the functional potential of the gut microbiome in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS). We performed metagenomic analyses using stool samples from individuals with pediatric-onset MS and unaffected controls. METHODS: Persons ≤21 years old enrolled in the Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Disease Network providing a stool sample were eligible. Twenty patients with MS...

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