Ruth Ann Luna

Ruth Ann Luna

Ruth Ann Luna
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Director, Medical Metagenomics at the Texas Children's Microbiome Center

Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine (US)

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Gut microbiota markers associated with autism spectrum disorder identified

Research has identified 31 biomarkers in the gut microbiota of children that are associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and could have diagnostic value. The gut microbiota includes bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea. The team replicated the results, published in Nature Microbiology, in three cohorts and analysed faecal samples from more than 1,600 children and children in total, with and without ASD, in China.

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