Human gut microbiota changes reveal the progression of glucose intolerance.

To explore the relationship of gut microbiota with the development of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), we analyzed 121 subjects who were divided into 3 groups based on their glucose intolerance status: normal glucose tolerance (NGT; n = 44), prediabetes (Pre-DM; n = 64), or newly diagnosed T2DM (n = 13). Gut...

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Main Authors: Xiuying Zhang, Dongqian Shen, Zhiwei Fang, Zhuye Jie, Xinmin Qiu, Chunfang Zhang, Yingli Chen, Linong Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3754967?pdf=render