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Groningen – Disturbances in the intestinal flora could have an adverse effect on life expectancy after an organ transplant. This is what researchers from the Netherlands report in Gut (2024; DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-331441). Many diseases such as Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis, obesity, type 2 diabetes and cancer are associated with disorders of the intestinal microbiome, which can influence the course of the disease. Even after an organ transplant…