Fecal bacterial biomarkers and blood biochemical indicators as potential key factors in the development of colorectal cancer.

mSystems · 2025 · PMC11915818 · PMID 40013832

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Another study also mentions that Proteobacteria show a decreasing trend from CRC stages I to IV ( 56 ), suggesting that the relative abundance of Proteobacteria may be reduced in patients with CRC.

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