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ReviewWorld journal of clinical oncology2025

Emerging multifaceted roles of the microbiome in cancer susceptibility.

Hang Chang, Jesus Perez-Losada, Jian-Hua Mao

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Review in World journal of clinical oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hang ChangDivision of Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
Jesus Perez-LosadaInstituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (IBMCC-CIC), Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain.
Jian-Hua MaoDivision of Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States. jhmao@lbl.gov.

Funding

Role of the gut microbiome in pesticide-induced effects on child neurodevelopmentR01ES031322 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI MAO, JIAN-HUA · 2020 to 2024
$1.4M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES031322
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying the factors that contribute to individual susceptibility to cancer is essential for both prevention and treatment. The advancement of biotechnologies, particularly next-generation sequencing, has accelerated the discovery of genetic variants linked to cancer susceptibility. While hundreds of cancer-susceptibility genes have been identified, they only explain a small fraction of the overall cancer risk, a phenomenon known as "missing heritability". Despite progress, even considering factors such as epistasis, epigenetics, and gene-environment interactions, the missing heritability remains unresolved. Recent research has revealed that an individual's microbiome composition plays a significant role in cancer susceptibility through several mechanisms, such as modulating immune cell activity and influencing the presence or removal of environmental carcinogens. In this review, we examine the multifaceted roles of the microbiome in cancer risk and explore gene-microbiome and environment-microbiome interactions that may contribute to cancer susceptibility. Additionally, we highlight the importance of experimental models, such as collaborative cross mice, and advanced analytical tools, like artificial intelligence, in identifying microbial factors associated with cancer risk. Understanding these microbial determinants can open new avenues for interventions aimed at reducing cancer risk and guide the development of more effective cancer treatments.

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Cancer susceptibilityGenetic variantsGenome-wide association studyMicrobiomeMicrobiome-wide association studyMissing heritability

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PMID41024841
PMCPMC12476611

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