Fecal microbiota characteristics of Chinese patients with primary IgA nephropathy: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Growing evidence has shown that the gut-renal connection and gut microbiota dysbiosis play a critical role in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). However, the fecal microbiome profile in Chinese patients with IgAN remains unknown. A cross-sectional study was designed for the fir...

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Main Authors: Xiaofang Hu, Jie Du, Yuhong Xie, Qiong Huang, Yi Xiao, Juan Chen, Siyuan Yan, Zhicheng Gong, Shaxi Ouyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01741-9