[ad_1] by Tom Wilemon Biomarkers of DNA methylation, which regulate gene expression, can be a predictor of breast cancer risk, according to a study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Vanderbilt’s Jirong Long, PhD, associate professor of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, and colleagues conducted a methylation-wide association (MeWAS) study of data from […]
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Mouth microbes and colorectal cancer | VUMC Reporter
[ad_1] by Leigh MacMillan (AdobeStock) Chronic inflammation and periodontal disease caused by certain microbial species in the mouth — part of the oral microbiome — have been suggested to play a role in colorectal cancer development. Yaohua Yang, PhD, Jirong Long, PhD, and colleagues investigated the association of the oral microbiome with colorectal cancer risk […]