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SUBMITTER: Hung WC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7757146 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hung Wei-Chun WC Hung Wei-Wen WW Tsai Hui-Ju HJ Chang Chen-Chia CC Chiu Yi-Wen YW Hwang Shang-Jyh SJ Kuo Mei-Chuan MC Chen Szu-Chia SC Dai Chia-Yen CY Tsai Yi-Chun YC
International journal of medical sciences 20210101 2
The association between body composition and gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) remains unknown. To elucidate the correlation of body composition and gut microbiota, we conducted a clinical study to enroll 179 patients with type 2 DM. Body composition of lean tissue index (LTI) and fat tissue index was measured by Body Composition Monitor. Eight pairs of 16S rRNA gene primers specific to Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, the <i>Clostridium leptum</i> group, <i>Bacteroides</i>, <i>Bifidobac ...[more]