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SUBMITTER: Dregelies T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10356651 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dregelies Theresa T Haumaier Franziska F Sterlacci William W Backert Steffen S Vieth Michael M
Current microbiology 20230719 9
Fusobacterium nucleatum is supposed to play a critical role in the development of colorectal cancer. The species has also been associated with ulcerative colitis (UC) that can progress into colorectal cancer, however, the involvement of bacteria in this process remains unclear. We analysed 177 colon biopsies obtained from patients during screening, including 20 healthy controls, 56 UC cases and 69 cases at different stages of progression to colitis-associated cancer (CAC); 32 samples of sporadic ...[more]