Dysbiosis in Metabolic Genes of the Gut Microbiomes of Patients with an Ileo-anal Pouch Resembles That Observed in Crohn's Disease

Dysbiosis in Metabolic Genes of the Gut Microbiomes of Patients with an Ileo-anal Pouch Resembles That Observed in Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and pouchitis are chronic inflammatory conditions of the bowel. Pouchitis develops in former UC patients after proctocolectomy and ileal-pouch-anal anastomosis and is characterized by inflammation of the previously normal small intestine...

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Main Authors: Vadim Dubinsky, Leah Reshef, Keren Rabinowitz, Karin Yadgar, Lihi Godny, Keren Zonensain, Nir Wasserberg, Iris Dotan, Uri Gophna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:mSystems
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00984-20
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Summary:Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and pouchitis are chronic inflammatory conditions of the bowel. Pouchitis develops in former UC patients after proctocolectomy and ileal-pouch-anal anastomosis and is characterized by inflammation of the previously normal small intestine comprising the pouch.
ISSN:2379-5077

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