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Gut Microbiota and Host Gene Mutations in Colorectal Cancer Patients and Controls of Iranian and Finnish Origin.
Anticancer research - 1 Mar 2020
Sarhadi Virinder, Lahti Leo, Saberi Farideh, Youssef Omar, Kokkola Arto, Karla Tiina, Tikkanen Milja, Rautelin Hilpi, Puolakkainen Pauli, Salehi Rasoul, Knuutila Sakari
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Gut microbiota plays an important role in colorectal cancer (CRC) and its composition in CRC patients can be influenced by ethnicity and tumour genomics. Herein, the aim was to study the possible associations of ethnicity and gene mutations with the gut microbiota in CRC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Bacterial composition in stool samples of 83 CRC patients and 60 controls from Iran and Finland...
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