Microbiome: Emerging Concepts in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease.

The gut microbiome is an exciting new area of research in chronic liver disease. It has shown promise in expanding our understanding of these complicated disease processes and has opened up new treatment modalities. The aim of this review is to increase understanding of the microbiome and explain the collection and analysis process in the context of liver disease. It also looks at our current understanding of the role of the microbiome in the wide spectrum of chronic liver diseases and how it is being used in current therapies and treatments.
Competing Interests: Disclosure None for B. Reuter, JSB’s institution received research grants from Salix Pharmaceuticals and he has served on advisory boards for Norgine and Merz Pharmaceuticals.
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