Colibactin-producing E. coli linked to higher colorectal cancer risk in FAP patients

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Source: By Hideki Ishikawa, Ryogo Aoki, Michihiro Mutoh, et al.

Researchers have found that patients carrying colibactin-producing Escherichia coli in their colon polyps were more than three times as likely to have a history of colorectal cancer compared to those without the bacterium.

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