Bacteria-related changes in host DNA methylation and the risk for CRC

Bacteria-related changes in host DNA methylation and the risk for CRC

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined. Colon-tumor growth is multistage and the result of the accumulation of spontaneous mutations and epigenetic events that silence tumor-suppressor genes and activate oncogenes. Environmental factors are...

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Main Authors: Iradj Sobhani, Hugo Rotkopf, Khashayarsha Khazaie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-11-01
Series:Gut Microbes
Subjects:
colon
cancer
microbiota
mutation
methylation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2020.1800898

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