Gut microbiota dysbiosis in infantile cholestatic hepatopathy

Cholestatic hepatopathy is common in infants. While many studieslink gut microbiota to liver and gallbladder diseases, the relationship betweeninfantile cholestatic hepatopathy (ICH) and gut microbiota remains unclear. We collected stool samples from healthy controls and infantswith ICH , then determined the intestinal microbiota by 16SrDNA sequencing. The differences of microbiota structure and functionalbetween the two groups were analyzed