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Comment
. 2006 Oct;55(10):1384-6.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.098350.

Another important function for an old friend! The role of iron in colorectal carcinogenesis

J R Butterworth  1
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Another important function for an old friend! The role of iron in colorectal carcinogenesis

J R Butterworth. Gut. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Epidemiological data strongly support a role for dietary and haem iron in colorectal carcinogenesis through multiple pathways

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