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Fusobacterium in colonic flora and molecular features of colorectal carcinoma.
Cancer research - 1 Mar 2014
Tahara Tomomitsu, Yamamoto Eiichiro, Suzuki Hiromu, Maruyama Reo, Chung Woonbok, Garriga Judith, Jelinek Jaroslav, Yamano Hiro-o, Sugai Tamotsu, An Byonggu, Shureiqi Imad, Toyota Minoru, Kondo Yutaka, Estécio Marcos R H, Issa Jean-Pierre J
Abstract excerpt
Fusobacterium species are part of the gut microbiome in humans. Recent studies have identified overrepresentation of Fusobacterium in colorectal cancer tissues, but it is not yet clear whether this is pathogenic or simply an epiphenomenon. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between Fusobacterium status and molecular features in colorectal cancers through quantitative real-time PCR in 149 colorectal...
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