Early fecal microbiota composition in children who later develop celiac disease and associated autoimmunity.
Anniina RintalaIiris RiikonenAnne ToivonenSami PietiläEveliina MunukkaJuha-Pekka PursiheimoLaura L EloPekka ArikoskiKristiina LuopajärviUrsula SchwabMatti UusitupaSeppo HeinonenErkki SavilahtiErkki EerolaJorma IlonenPublished in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2018)
Based on our results, the fecal microbiota composition at the age of 9 and 12 months is not associated with the development of CD. Our results, however, do not exclude the possibility of duodenal microbiota changes or a later microbiota-related trigger for the disease.
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