The Microbiomes of Pancreatic and Duodenum Tissue Overlap and Are Highly Subject Specific but Differ between Pancreatic Cancer and Noncancer Subjects

del Castillo, Erika; Meier, Richard; Chung, Mei; C. Koestler, Devin; Chen, Tsute; J. Paster, Bruce; P. Charpentier, Kevin; T. Kelsey, Karl; Izard, Jacques; S. Michaud, Dominique

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-18-0542

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The Microbiomes of Pancreatic and Duodenum Tissue Overlap and Are Highly Subject Specific but Differ between Pancreatic Cancer and Noncancer Subjects

Published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention • Oct 29, 2018

Authors:

Erika del Castillo

Richard Meier

Mei Chung

Abstract

Abstract Background: In mice, bacteria from the mouth can translocate to the pancreas and impact pancreatic cancer progression. In humans, oral bacteria associated with periodontal disease have been linked to pancreatic cancer risk. It is not known if DNA bacterial profiles in the pancreas and duode...

Subject

Duodenum

Pancreas

Pancreatic cancer

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