Gut Microbiomes of Malawian Twin Pairs Discordant for Kwashiorkor

I. Smith, Michelle; Yatsunenko, Tanya; J. Manary, Mark; Trehan, Indi; Mkakosya, Rajhab; Cheng, Jiye; L. Kau, Andrew; S. Rich, Stephen; Concannon, Patrick; C. Mychaleckyj, Josyf; Liu, Jie; Houpt, Eric; V. Li, Jia; Holmes, Elaine; Nicholson, Jeremy; Knights, Dan; K. Ursell, Luke; Knight, Rob; I. Gordon, Jeffrey

doi:10.1126/science.1229000

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Gut Microbiomes of Malawian Twin Pairs Discordant for Kwashiorkor

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Authors:

Michelle I. Smith

Tanya Yatsunenko

Mark J. Manary

Abstract

Not Just Wasting Malnutrition is well known in Malawi, including a severe form—kwashiorkor—in which children do not simply waste away, they also suffer edema, liver damage, skin ulceration, and anorexia. Smith et al. (p. 548 ; see the Perspective by Relman ) investigated the microbiota of pairs of t...

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