Article
The influence of blood on the human gut microbiome
3 Mar 2020
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the prevailing causes of cancer mortality in the world. A common screening test for CRC is based on the human hemoglobin immunochemical based fecal occult blood test (iFOBT), which consists in the detection of blood in the patient's stool. In addition to iFOBT, recent studies support the use of the gut microbiome as a biomarker for CRC prediction. However, these...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
