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Is precision microbiome medicine just around the corner?

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 22, pages 153–154 (2025)Cite this article

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A study in Nature Medicine developed a new clinical test based on a gut metagenome-derived multispecies biomarker panel for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, which outperformed faecal calprotectin. Shortly after, a study in Cell identified a health-relevant network-based core microbiome that could substantially advance precision microbiome medicine.

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  1. Unit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Silvia Turroni

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    Silvia Turroni

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Turroni, S. Is precision microbiome medicine just around the corner?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 22, 153–154 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-025-01040-4

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