Blood-borne immune cells carry low biomass DNA remnants of microbes in patients with colorectal cancer or inflammatory bowel disease
Yasser Morsy, Ãsa Walberg, Paulina Wawrzyniak, Barbara Hubeli, Luca Truscello, Céline Mamie, Ania Niechcial, Emilie Gueguen, Roberto Manzini, Claudia Gottier, Silvia Lang, Sylvie Scharl, Sena Blümel, Luc Biedermann, Gerhard Rogler, , Michael M. Scharl
The paper identifies bacterial DNA remnants in blood immune cells of CRC and IBD patients, suggesting microbial translocation via intestinal barrier defects.
Gut Microbes · Jul 20, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology