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Fecal and blood microbiota profiles and presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese versus lean subjects
Pathophysiological background in different phenotypes of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains to be elucidated. The aim was to investigate the association between fecal and blood microbiota profiles and the presence of NAFLD in obese versus lean subjects. Demographic and clinical data we...
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Published in: | PloS one 2019-03, Vol.14 (3), p.e0213692 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Pathophysiological background in different phenotypes of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains to be elucidated. The aim was to investigate the association between fecal and blood microbiota profiles and the presence of NAFLD in obese versus lean subjects. Demographic and clinical data were reviewed in 268 health checkup examinees, whose fecal and blood samples were available for microbiota analysis. NAFLD was diagnosed with ultrasonography, and subjects with NAFLD were further categorized as obese (body mass index (BMI) ≥25) or lean (BMI |
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ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0213692 |