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. 2023 Dec;19(12):713-714.
doi: 10.1038/s41582-023-00894-z. Epub 2023 Oct 20.

Could microbiota transfer between cohabitants influence Alzheimer disease risk?

Kristina Endres  1 , Karl-Herbert Schäfer  2
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Could microbiota transfer between cohabitants influence Alzheimer disease risk?

Kristina Endres et al. Nat Rev Neurol. 2023 Dec.
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