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Jiahao Zhang1,2, Gefeng Wu1,2, Yuhong Tang1

  • 1Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Frontiers in microbiology
|November 30, 2023
PubMed
概括

这项研究使用门德尔随机化来调查肠道微生物群和初级胆道胆道炎 (PBC) 之间的因果关系. 发现特定的肠道细菌可以增加或减少PBC风险,这表明了治疗的新途径.

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