The causal effect of gut microbiota on hepatic encephalopathy: a mendelian randomization analysis

• Main Authors: Jia-Lin Wu (Author), Jun-Wei Chen (Author), Ming-Sheng Huang (Author), Xin-Yi Deng (Author), Jia-Jun Deng (Author), Tsz Yu Lau (Author), Shi-Yu Cao (Author), Hui-Ying Ran (Author), Zai-Bo Jiang (Author), Jun-Yang Luo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background There is growing evidence for a relationship between gut microbiota and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, the causal nature of the relationship between gut microbiota and HE has not been thoroughly investigated. Method This study utilized the large-scale genome-wide associati...