Vajro P, Mandato C, Veropalumbo C, De Micco I

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Dear Editor:
Sir, we read with much interest the Concise Review by Doctors Machado and Cortez-Pinto on gut microbiota and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) appearing in the July-August issue of Annals of Hepatology.

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