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ReviewCellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology2025

Early Onset Colorectal Cancer: Molecular Underpinnings Accelerating Occurrence.

Atehkeng Zinkeng, F Lloyd Taylor, Samuel H Cheong, Heyu Song, Juanita L Merchant

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Review in Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Atehkeng ZinkengMedical Scientist Training Program, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona.
F Lloyd TaylorUniversidad Autonoma de Guadalajara.
Samuel H CheongUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona.
Heyu SongUniversity of Arizona.
Juanita L MerchantDepartment of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona. Electronic address: jmerchant@arizona.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The onset of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients younger than 50 continues to rapidly increase. This study highlights the epidemiologic changes, risk factors, clinical characteristics, and molecular profiles prevalent in early onset CRC patients, and identifies key areas for future research. It has been noted that only a small fraction of early onset CRC cases is attributed to known hereditary mutations and fit the canonical pathway of late-onset colorectal cancer development. To highlight this, we review the genetic and epigenetic modifications specific to early onset CRC. We also discuss the synergetic effect of single-nucleotide polymorphisms and environmental factors on the early onset of CRC. Additionally, we discuss the potential of noninvasive biomarker assays to enhance early detection, screening, diagnosis, and prognostic outcome predictions.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsAge of OnsetBiomarkers, TumorEarly Detection of CancerEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRisk FactorsBiomarkers, TumorDNA MutationEpigeneticsInsulin SignalingMature Onset Diabetes of the YoungMicrobiomeNonhereditaryPI3K/AKT Signaling PathwayScreening ToolsSingle Nucleotide PolymorphismsTumor MicroenvironmentWnt/B-Catenin Signaling

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PMID39510499
PMCPMC11731505

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