The rising incidence of young-onset sporadic colorectal cancer (yCRC) is global concern. Here, leveraging a substantial number of deep sequencing metagenomes, the authors show striking similarities in gut microbial patterns at both the taxonomic and selected gene marker levels between yCRC and old-onset CRC.
- Youwen Qin
- Xin Tong
- Pei-Rong Ding
