Microbiota dysbiosis and barrier dysfunction in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancers: exploring a common ground hypothesis

Abstract Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multifactorial disease which arises as a result of the interaction of genetic, environmental, barrier and microbial factors leading to chronic inflammation in the intestine. Patients with IBD had a higher risk of developing colorectal carcinoma (CRC), o...

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Main Author: Linda Chia-Hui Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-018-0483-8