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A systems biology approach to predict and characterize human gut microbial metabolites in colorectal cancer.
Scientific reports - 18 Apr 2018
Wang QuanQiu, Li Li, Xu Rong
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It is estimated that about half the cases of CRC occurring today are preventable. Recent studies showed that human gut microbiota and their collective metabolic outputs play important roles in CRC. However, the mechanisms by which human gut microbial metabolites interact with host genetics in contributing CRC remain largely unknown. We...
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