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Emerging evidence on the role of breast microbiota on the development of breast cancer in high-risk patients.
Carcinogenesis - 15 Dec 2023
Actis Silvia, Cazzaniga Massimiliano, Bounous Valentina Elisabetta, D'Alonzo Marta, Rosso Roberta, Accomasso Francesca, Minella Carola, Biglia Nicoletta
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Cancer is a multi-factorial disease, and the etiology of breast cancer (BC) is due to a combination of both genetic and environmental factors. Breast tissue shows a unique microbiota, Proteobacteria and Firmicutes are the most abundant bacteria in breast tissue, and several studies have shown that the microbiota of healthy breast differs from that of BC. Breast microbiota appears to be correlated with different...
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