Metabolites associated with the gut microbiota play an important role in the pathogenesis of choledocholithiasis concurrent with cholangitis (CC). This study aims to characterize the fecal metabolite profile of CC patients and to investigate the correlation and balance within the gut cross-domain...
A Genome-wide association study of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) with an Italian cohort and loci meeting suggestive criteria were confirmed using a replication dataset from a previous Canadian study. The results confirmed associations for IL12A, IL12RB2, and HLA (peak between DQA1 and DQB1) and...