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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Brayer KJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619777 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

PloS one 20231101 11
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a poor prognosis cancer with an aggressive growth profile that is often diagnosed at late stage and that has few curative or therapeutic options. PDAC growth has been linked to alterations in the pancreas microbiome, which could include the presence of the fungus Malassezia. We used RNA-sequencing to compare 14 matched tumor and normal (tumor adjacent) pancreatic cancer samples and found Malassezia RNA in both the PDAC and normal tissues. Although the p ...[more]