Modulation of the Mucosa-Associated Microbiome Linked to the PTPN2 Risk Gene in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Ulcerative Colitis

Gut microbiota appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). The protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor 2 (PTPN2) gene risk variant rs1893217 is associated with gut dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and PTPN2 was mentioned as a possible risk gene...

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Main Authors: Luisa Denoth, Pascal Juillerat, Andreas E. Kremer, Gerhard Rogler, Michael Scharl, Bahtiyar Yilmaz, Sena Bluemel, on behalf of the Swiss IBD Cohort Study
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
PSC
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/8/1752