Variation in Racial Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes Across Transplant Centers in the United States

Katherine Ross‐Driscoll, Michael Kramer, Raymond Lynch, Laura Plantinga, Joel Wedd, Rachel Patzer – 9 October 2020 – Little is known about the role that transplant centers may play in perpetuating racial disparities after liver transplantation, which are unexplained by patient‐level factors. We examined variation in between‐center and within‐center disparities among 34,114 Black and White liver transplant recipients in the United States from 2010 to 2017 using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient (SRTR) data.

Donor Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alters Gut Microbiota and Metabolites in Obese Individuals With Steatohepatitis

Julia J. Witjes, Loek P. Smits, Ceyda T. Pekmez, Andrei Prodan, Abraham S. Meijnikman, Marian A. Troelstra, Kristien E.C. Bouter, Hilde Herrema, Evgeni Levin, Adriaan G. Holleboom, Maaike Winkelmeijer, Ulrich H. Beuers, Krijn Lienden, Judith Aron‐Wisnewky, Ville Mannisto, Jacques J. Bergman, Jurgen H. Runge, Aart J. Nederveen, Lars O. Dragsted, Prokopis Konstanti, Erwin G. Zoetendal, Willem Vos, Joanne Verheij, Albert K. Groen, Max Nieuwdorp – 7 October 2020 – The intestinal microbiota has been linked to the development and prevalence of steatohepatitis in humans.

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