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Fusobacterium nucleatum as a prognostic marker of colorectal cancer in a Japanese population.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2018
Yamaoka Yuko, Suehiro Yutaka, Hashimoto Shinichi, Hoshida Tomomi, Fujimoto Michiyo, Watanabe Michiya, Imanaga Daiki, Sakai Kouhei, Matsumoto Toshihiko, Nishioka Mitsuaki, Takami Taro, Suzuki Nobuaki, Hazama Shoichi, Nagano Hiroaki, Sakaida Isao, Yamasaki Takahiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence shows an overabundance of Fusobacterium nucleatum in colorectal tumor tissues. However, the correlation between the absolute copy number of F. nucleatum in colorectal cancer tissues and colorectal cancer progression is unclear from previous reports. Therefore, we performed a study to compare the abundance of F. nucleatum in colorectal tissues with clinicopathologic and molecular...
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