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. 2013 Nov 5:2:e01608.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.01608.

A gut feeling about arthritis

Diane Mathis  1
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A gut feeling about arthritis

Diane Mathis. Elife. .

Abstract

The gut microbiota of patients recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis is enriched in microbes belonging to the Prevotella genus.

Keywords: arthritis; autoimmunity; inflammation; metagenomics; microbiota; rheumatoid.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Arthritis as seen by Vincent van Gogh.
This painting, “Portrait of the Postman, Joseph Roulin, sitting in a chair” (1888), is one of many portraits that van Gogh painted of individuals suffering from arthritis. The original painting belongs to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
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