Potential contribution of the uterine microbiome in the development of endometrial cancer

Potential contribution of the uterine microbiome in the development of endometrial cancer

Abstract Background Endometrial cancer studies have led to a number of well-defined but mechanistically unconnected genetic and environmental risk factors. One of the emerging modulators between environmental triggers and genetic expression is the microbiome. We set out to inquire about the composit...

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Main Authors: Marina R. S. Walther-António, Jun Chen, Francesco Multinu, Alexis Hokenstad, Tammy J. Distad, E. Heidi Cheek, Gary L. Keeney, Douglas J. Creedon, Heidi Nelson, Andrea Mariani, Nicholas Chia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Subjects:
Microbiome
Endometrial cancer
Uterus
16S rDNA
Porphyromonas
Atopobium
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-016-0368-y

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