Intestinal bacteria can be used to predict occurrence of colorectal cancer
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Published in Nature Medicine · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers found signature of 16 disease-related microbial species associated with colorectal cancer and identified Fusobacterium nucleatum and choline trimethylamine-lyase gene in fecal samples. The study paves the way for non-invasive predictive tests for different populations.
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- Intestinal bacteria can be used to predict occurrence of colorectal cancer Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo · Apr 1, 2019 · first to report
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