Metal accumulation in paired colon cancer and adjacent tissues and its relationship with genotoxic and epigenetic biomarkers.

Front Public Health · 2026 · PMC13121328 · PMID 42058097

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A moderate inverse correlation was observed between blood global DNA methylation and DNA methylation measured in cancerous colon tissue; however, this association did not reach statistical significance (ρ = −0.299, p = 0.096; n = 32).

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