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Editorial
. 2016 Dec;4(24):512.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.12.43.

The "gut microbiota" hypothesis in primary sclerosing cholangitis

Valerio Pontecorvi  1 , Marco Carbone  1 , Pietro Invernizzi  1
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Editorial

The "gut microbiota" hypothesis in primary sclerosing cholangitis

Valerio Pontecorvi et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Dec.
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