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ArticleNature medicine2018

Depicting the composition of gut microbiota in a population with varied ethnic origins but shared geography.

Mélanie Deschasaux, Kristien E Bouter, Andrei Prodan, Evgeni Levin, Albert K Groen, Hilde Herrema, Valentina Tremaroli, Guido J Bakker, Ilias Attaye, Sara-Joan Pinto-Sietsma and 7 more

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Article in Nature medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 390 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
390citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
33.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

390 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 739 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Probiotic Supplementation and Bone Health Parameters in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  9. Changes in Gut Microbiota and Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Mélanie DeschasauxDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.c.deschasaux@amc.uva.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3359-420X
Kristien E BouterAmsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Andrei ProdanAmsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Evgeni LevinAmsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Albert K GroenAmsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hilde HerremaAmsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Valentina TremaroliWallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Guido J BakkerDepartment of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ilias AttayeDepartment of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sara-Joan Pinto-SietsmaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Daniel H van RaalteAmsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marieke B SnijderDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mary NicolaouDepartment of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ron PetersDepartment of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Aeilko H ZwindermanDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Fredrik BäckhedWallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Max NieuwdorpAmsterdam Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.nieuwdorp@amc.uva.nl.
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam · NLWallenberg Wood Science Center · SEUniversity of Amsterdam · NLUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trillions of microorganisms inhabit the human gut and are regarded as potential key factors for health

Indexed as

Genetics, PopulationAfricaBacteroidesEthnicityEubacterialesFecesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMaleMicrobiotaNetherlandsRisk FactorsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID30150717
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