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Published on: December 7, 2013
Structural changes in the gut virome of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Youshan Li1, Jie Ma2, Jinxin Meng3
1Department of Peripheral Vascular Diseases II, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , Beijing, China.
Importance:
Existing studies have found that there is a close relationship between human virome and numerous diseases, and diseases may affect the diversity and composition of the virome; at the same time, changes in the virome will in turn affect the onset and progression of the disease. However, the composition and functional capabilities of the gut virome associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD) have not been systematically investigated. To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the gut virome in patients with ACVD. We characterized the structural changes in the gut virome of ACVD patients, which may facilitate additional mechanistic, diagnostic, and interventional studies of ACVD and related diseases.
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