Impact of the gut microbiome on the genome and epigenome of colon epithelial cells: contributions to colorectal cancer development

Abstract In recent years, the number of studies investigating the impact of the gut microbiome in colorectal cancer (CRC) has risen sharply. As a result, we now know that various microbes (and microbial communities) are found more frequently in the stool and mucosa of individuals with CRC than healt...

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Main Authors: Jawara Allen, Cynthia L. Sears
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-019-0621-2