Casper S Poulsen, Dan Hesse, Gabriel R Fernandes, Tue H Hansen, Timo Kern, Allan Linneberg, Lore Van Espen, Torben Jørgensen, Trine Nielsen, Amra C Alibegovic, Jelle Matthijnssens, Oluf Pedersen, Henrik Vestergaard, Torben Hansen, Mette K Andersen
Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by autoantibodies against insulin producing pancreatic beta cells and initial lack of need for insulin treatment. The aim of the present study was to investigate if individuals with LADA have an altered gut microbiota relative to non-diabetic control subjects, individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D), and individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Bacterial community profiling was performed with primers targeting the variable region 4 of the 16S rRNA gene and sequenced...
April 9, 2024: Scientific Reports