{
  "abstract": "We read with interest the paper by Ha et al,1 which explores the intricate relationship between the gut microbiome, host genetics and MASLD, highlighting how gut dysbiosis and immune interactions contribute to chronic inflammation, a mechanism potentially relevant to other inflammatory conditions such as microscopic colitis (MC). MC predominantly affects postmenopausal women, with current incidence rates2 3 comparable to those of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.4 This female predominance and typical postmenopausal onset suggests that hormonal factors may play a role in its development.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "David Bergman"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Rebecca Götze Eriksson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Lina Bergman"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden",
        "Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clarunis University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Basel, Switzerland"
      ],
      "name": "Fahim Ebrahimi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Jiangwei Sun"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden",
        "Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden"
      ],
      "name": "Jonas F Ludvigsson"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Menopausal hormone therapy is a risk factor for microscopic colitis: findings from a nationwide, matched case–control study",
  "uid": "ed4c7853-809b-5625-8c95-28f6c6abf3b1"
}