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fusobacterium DNA

Clinical significance: - found in 50% of colorectal cancers - fusobacterial DNA found primarily within malignant cells - fusobacterial DNA also found colorectal cancer metastases

General

infectious agent nucleic acid

References

  1. Bullman S, Pedamallu CS, Sicinska E et al. Analysis of Fusobacterium persistence and antibiotic response in colorectal cancer. Science 2017 Dec 15; 358:1443 PMID: 29170280 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6369/1443