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. 2021 Sep;70(9):1801-1802.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323026. Epub 2020 Oct 9.

Blurring the picture in leaky gut research: how shortcomings of zonulin as a biomarker mislead the field of intestinal permeability

Lucas Massier #  1 , Rima Chakaroun #  1 , Peter Kovacs #  2 , John T Heiker #  3
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Blurring the picture in leaky gut research: how shortcomings of zonulin as a biomarker mislead the field of intestinal permeability

Lucas Massier et al. Gut. 2021 Sep.
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Keywords: celiac disease; gut inflammation; inflammatory bowel disease; intestinal permeability; irritable bowel syndrome.

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