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SUBMITTER: Fasanelli F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6691992 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fasanelli Francesca F Giraudo Maria Teresa MT Vineis Paolo P Fiano Valentina V Fiorito Giovanni G Grasso Chiara C Polidoro Silvia S Trevisan Morena M Grioni Sara S Krogh Vittorio V Mattiello Amalia A Panico Salvatore S Giurdanella Maria Concetta MC Tumino Rosario R De Marco Laura L Ricceri Fulvio F Sacerdote Carlotta C
Epigenetics 20190614 10
The biological mechanisms through which adherence to Mediterranean Diet (MD) protects against colon cancer (CC) are poorly understood. Evidence suggests that chronic inflammation may be implicated in the pathway. Both diet and CC are related to epigenetic regulation. We performed a nested case-control study on 161 pairs from the Italian component of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort, in which we looked for the methylation signals in DNA extracted from ...[more]