Characteristic profiles of gut microorganisms in people with type 2 diabetes could aid diagnostics and therapies, but differing signatures between ethnicities and genders highlight the need for further studies. See Letter p.99
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de Vos, W., Nieuwdorp, M. A gut prediction. Nature 498, 48–49 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12251
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