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The interrelationships of the gut microbiome and inflammation in colorectal carcinogenesis.
Clinics in laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 2014
Cho Margaret, Carter Janell, Harari Saul, Pei Zhiheng
Abstract excerpt
The cause of colorectal cancer (CRC) is multifactorial, with genetic, molecular, inflammatory, and environmental risk factors. Recently, the gut microbiota has been recognized as a new environmental contributor to CRC in both animal models and human studies. An additional interplay of the gut microbiome with inflammation is also evident in studies that have shown that inflammation alone or the presence of...
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