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. 2013 Mar 13;13(3):239-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.02.015.

Fighting undernutrition: don't forget the bugs

Sandrine Paule Claus  1
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Fighting undernutrition: don't forget the bugs

Sandrine Paule Claus. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Severe acute malnutrition is a major cause of child death in developing countries. In a recent study, Smith et al. (2013) monitored a large twin cohort in Malawi to unveil a causal relationship between gut microbiota and weight loss in undernutrition.

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  • Gut microbiomes of Malawian twin pairs discordant for kwashiorkor.
    Smith MI, Yatsunenko T, Manary MJ, Trehan I, Mkakosya R, Cheng J, Kau AL, Rich SS, Concannon P, Mychaleckyj JC, Liu J, Houpt E, Li JV, Holmes E, Nicholson J, Knights D, Ursell LK, Knight R, Gordon JI. Smith MI, et al. Science. 2013 Feb 1;339(6119):548-54. doi: 10.1126/science.1229000. Epub 2013 Jan 30. Science. 2013. PMID: 23363771 Free PMC article.

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