Reply to 'Simpson's paradox in proof-of-concept studies'

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¹ Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and BIOtechnology (WELBIO), UCLouvain, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. Patrice.cani@uclouvain.be.
² Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and BIOtechnology (WELBIO), UCLouvain, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

Comment

Patrice D Cani et al. Nat Med. 2019 Nov.

. 2019 Nov;25(11):1640-1641.

doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0625-x.

¹ Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and BIOtechnology (WELBIO), UCLouvain, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. Patrice.cani@uclouvain.be.
² Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and BIOtechnology (WELBIO), UCLouvain, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

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Supplementation with Akkermansia muciniphila in overweight and obese human volunteers: a proof-of-concept exploratory study.
Depommier C, Everard A, Druart C, Plovier H, Van Hul M, Vieira-Silva S, Falony G, Raes J, Maiter D, Delzenne NM, de Barsy M, Loumaye A, Hermans MP, Thissen JP, de Vos WM, Cani PD. Depommier C, et al. Nat Med. 2019 Jul;25(7):1096-1103. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0495-2. Epub 2019 Jul 1. Nat Med. 2019. PMID: 31263284 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Simpson's paradox in proof-of-concept studies.
Janket SJ, Ackerson LK, Diamandis E. Janket SJ, et al. Nat Med. 2019 Nov;25(11):1640. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0624-y. Nat Med. 2019. PMID: 31636455 No abstract available.

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