A bacterial mutational footprint in colorectal cancer genomes

Axel Rosendahl Huber*, Cayetano Pleguezuelos-Manzano, Jens Puschhof

*Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Changes in the microbiome are associated with the development of colorectal cancer, but causal explanations have been lacking. We recently demonstrated that pks+Escherichia coli induce a specific mutational pattern using intestinal organoids and these mutations are present in the genomes of colorectal cancer. This finding warrants further studies on the microbial role in oncogenic mutation induction, cancer development and future preventive strategies.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1751-1753
    Number of pages3
    JournalBritish Journal of Cancer
    Volume124
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 25 May 2021

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