Human milk oligosaccharide DSLNT and gut microbiome in preterm infants predicts necrotising enterocolitis.
Andrea C MasiNicholas D EmbletonChristopher Andrew LambGregory YoungClaire L GrangerJulia NajeraDaniel P SmithKristi L HoffmanJoseph F PetrosinoLars BodeJanet E BerringtonChristopher J StewartPublished in: Gut (2020)
These results demonstrate the importance of HMOs and gut microbiome in preterm infant health and disease. The findings offer potential targets for biomarker development, disease risk stratification and novel avenues for supplements that may prevent life-threatening disease.