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Metagenomic analysis of the fecal microbiome in colorectal cancer patients compared to healthy controls as a function of age
3 Sept 2022
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is increasing in young patients without a clear etiology. Emerging data have implicated the fecal microbiome in CRC carcinogenesis. However, its impact on young onset CRC is poorly defined. METHODS: We performed a meta-analysis of fecal metagenomics sequencing data from n = 692 patients with CRC and n = 602 healthy controls from eleven studies to evaluate...
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