Response to Mion et al

Will Takakura¹, Ali Rezaie^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Medically Associated Science and Technology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Comment

Will Takakura et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023.

. 2023 Jul 1;118(7):1300-1301.

doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002270.

Will Takakura¹, Ali Rezaie^{2

3}

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Medically Associated Science and Technology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

No abstract available

Comment on

Does Single Fasting Methane Levels Really Detect Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth?
Mion F, Subtil F, Ropert A, Jouet P. Mion F, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Jul 1;118(7):1299-1300. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002279. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023. PMID: 37377266 No abstract available.

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