Salivary Fusobacterium nucleatum serves as a potential biomarker for colorectal cancer

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(Fn) is primarily colonized in the oral cavity. Recently, Fn has been closely associated with the tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, we showed that the relative level of Fn DNA was increased in the saliva of the CRC group compared with the normal colonoscopy, hyperplastic polyp, and adenoma groups. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis illustrated that Fn DNA was superior to...

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