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ArticleToxins2021

Association of Polygenic Risk Score and Bacterial Toxins at Screening Colonoscopy with Colorectal Cancer Progression: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.

Alfonso Piciocchi, Elena Angela Pia Germinario, Koldo Garcia Etxebarria, Silvia Rossi, Lupe Sanchez-Mete, Barbara Porowska, Vittoria Stigliano, Paolo Trentino, Andrea Oddi, Fabio Accarpio and 15 more

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In one paragraph

Article in Toxins, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Prevalence of enterotoxigenicFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  3. Exploring the Complex Relationship between Gut Microbiota and Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia Using Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analysis.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2023
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  4. Effects of theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  11. Role of the Microbiota in Lung Cancer: Insights on Prevention and Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  12. Immunomodulatory properties of CNF1 toxin fromAmerican journal of cancer research · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Alfonso PiciocchiDepartment of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Elena Angela Pia GerminarioDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Ageing, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1312-7476
Koldo Garcia EtxebarriaBiodonostia, Gastrointestinal Genetics Group, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), 20014 San Sebastian, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6107-9416
Silvia RossiDepartment of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Lupe Sanchez-MeteGastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8438-7270
Barbara PorowskaDigestive Endoscopy UOC CSC03 of the Department of General Surgery, Surgical Specialities "Paride Stefanini", Policlinic Umberto I, University of Rome 'Sapienza', 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5399-5051
Vittoria StiglianoGastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Paolo TrentinoDigestive Endoscopy UOC CSC03 of the Department of General Surgery, Surgical Specialities "Paride Stefanini", Policlinic Umberto I, University of Rome 'Sapienza', 00161 Rome, Italy.
Andrea OddiHepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00114 Rome, Italy.
Fabio AccarpioDigestive Endoscopy UOC CSC03 of the Department of General Surgery, Surgical Specialities "Paride Stefanini", Policlinic Umberto I, University of Rome 'Sapienza', 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8317-2323
Gian Luca GraziHepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00114 Rome, Italy.
Giovanni BrunoDepartment of Translational and Precision Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Policlinic Umberto I, University of Rome 'Sapienza', 00161 Rome, Italy.
Massimo BonucciAssociazione Ricerca Terapie Oncologiche Integrate, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Massimo GiambenedettiDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Ageing, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Patrizia SpigagliaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Fabrizio BarbantiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7060-8175
Slawomir OwczarekDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Ida LuzziDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Elisabetta DelibatoDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Zaira MarocciaDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Ageing, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Lorenza NisticòCenter for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Carla FiorentiniAssociazione Ricerca Terapie Oncologiche Integrate, 00165 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1707-6282
Mauro D'AmatoGastrointestinal Genetics Lab, CIC bioGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, 48160 Derio, Spain.
Roberta De AngelisDepartment of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Alessia FabbriDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Ageing, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3075-3367
Istituto Superiore di Sanità · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITBiogipuzkoa Health Research Institute · ESIkerbasque · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and its incidence is correlated with infections, chronic inflammation, diet, and genetic factors. An emerging aspect is that microbial dysbiosis and chronic infections triggered by certain bacteria can be risk factors for tumor progression. Recent data suggest that certain bacterial toxins implicated in DNA attack or in proliferation, replication, and death can be risk factors for insurgence and progression of CRC. In this study, we recruited more than 300 biopsy specimens from people undergoing colonoscopy, and we analyzed to determine whether a correlation exists between the presence of bacterial genes coding for toxins possibly involved in CRC onset and progression and the different stages of CRC. We also analyzed to determine whether CRC-predisposing genetic factors could contribute to bacterial toxins response. Our results showed that CIF toxin is associated with polyps or adenomas, whereas pks+ seems to be a predisposing factor for CRC. Toxins from

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PMID34437440
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