Characteristics of Gut Microbiome and Its Metabolites, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, in Children With Idiopathic Short Stature

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Background The gut microbiome is important for host nutrition and metabolism. Whether the gut microbiome under normal diet regulate human height remains to be addressed. Our study explored the possible relationship between gut microbiota, its metabolic products and the pathogenesis of idiopathic short stature disease (ISS) by comparing the gut microbiota between children with ISS and of normal height, and also...

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