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Gut microbiome composition and functional potential associate with incident type 2 diabetes in 4,685 adults from a Swedish prospective cohort.

Cell reports. Medicine·June 16, 2026·PMID 42202790

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It provides prospective evidence linking specific gut microbes and functional pathways to future type 2 diabetes risk, moving beyond cross-sectional associations. This may inform risk stratification or microbiome-targeted prevention strategies in older adults.

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