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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;9(4):488-489.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2019.11.17.

Faecal microbiota transplantation as an elixir of youth

Craig Haifer  1   2 , Sudarshan Paramsothy  2 , Rupert W Leong  1   2   3
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Editorial

Faecal microbiota transplantation as an elixir of youth

Craig Haifer et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2020 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/hbsn.2019.11.17). Dr. CH reports grants from Ferring, other from Abbvie, personal fees and other from Takeda, other from Pfizer, outside the submitted work. Dr. SP reports he is a consultant for Finch Therapeutics, and has received speaker fees from Janssen and Ferring, outside the submitted work. Dr. RWL reports personal fees from AbbVie, personal fees from Aspen, personal fees from Ferring, grants and personal fees from Hospira, grants and personal fees from Janssen, grants and personal fees from Takeda, grants from Shire, grants from NHMRC, personal fees from Celegene, personal fees from Dr. Falk Pharma, personal fees from Novartis, personal fees from MSD, outside the submitted work.

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