Modifying the population of bacteria in the gut might help to prevent and treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Scott, A. Gut–liver axis: Menace in the microbiota. Nature 551, S94–S95 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-06924-3
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