Bile microbiota in primary sclerosing cholangitis: Impact on disease progression and development of biliary dysplasia.

The etiopathogenesis and risk for development of biliary neoplasia in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are largely unknown. Microbes or their metabolites have been suggested to play a role. To explore this potential microbial involvement, we evaluated the differences in biliary microbiota in PSC...

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Main Authors: Pedro Pereira, Velma Aho, Johanna Arola, Sonja Boyd, Kalle Jokelainen, Lars Paulin, Petri Auvinen, Martti Färkkilä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5552186?pdf=render