Luminal Iron Levels Govern Intestinal Tumorigenesis after Apc Loss In Vivo

It is clear from epidemiological studies that excess iron is associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer; however, questions regarding the mechanism of how iron increases cancer risk, the source of the excess iron (circulating or luminal), and whether iron reduction represents a potential th...

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Main Authors: Sorina Radulescu, Matthew J. Brookes, Pedro Salgueiro, Rachel A. Ridgway, Ewan McGhee, Kurt Anderson, Samuel J. Ford, Daniel H. Stones, Tariq H. Iqbal, Chris Tselepis, Owen J. Sansom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-08-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124712001994