Association of gut microbiota and gut metabolites and adverse outcomes in biliary atresia: A longitudinal prospective study.

Jain V, Dalby MJ, Alexander EC, Burford C, Acford-Palmer H, Serghiou IR, Teng NMY, Kiu R, Gerasimidis K, Zafeiropoulou K, Logan M, Verma A, Davenport M, Hall LJ, Dhawan A. (2024)

Hepatology communications

The Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) aims to re-establish bile flow in biliary atresia (BA); however, BA remains the commonest indication for liver transplantation in pediatrics. Gut microbiota-host interplay is increasingly associated with outcomes in chronic liver disease. This study characterized fecal microbiota and fatty acid metabolites in BA.

Hepatology communications

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