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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;9(4):526-529.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2019.11.24.

Probiotics and synbiotics targeting the intestinal microbiome attenuate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Luis Vitetta  1   2 , Jeremy D Henson  2   3
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Editorial

Probiotics and synbiotics targeting the intestinal microbiome attenuate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Luis Vitetta et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2020 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/hbsn.2019.11.24). LV reports in addition, LV has a patent 2017101478 issued. LV and JDH participate in the Medlab Clinical’s research on probiotics.

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Intestinal mucosa inflammation links gut dysbiosis to a fatty liver [modified from Saltzman et al., 2018 (1)].
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