The Blastocystis-colorectal cancer hypothesis: correlation is not causation.

Kurt Ö, Scanlan PD, Gentekaki E, Robertson LJ, Carmena D, Dogruman-Al F, Tsaousis AD

DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.21693.2
Published: 2025
Container: Open research Europe
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@article{allodium:10.12688/openreseurope.21693.2,
  title = {The Blastocystis-colorectal cancer hypothesis: correlation is not causation.},
  author = {Kurt Ö and Scanlan PD and Gentekaki E and Robertson LJ and Carmena D and Dogruman-Al F and Tsaousis AD},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Open research Europe},
  doi = {10.12688/openreseurope.21693.2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.21693.2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Blastocystis-colorectal cancer hypothesis: correlation is not causation.
AU  - Kurt Ö
AU  - Scanlan PD
AU  - Gentekaki E
AU  - Robertson LJ
AU  - Carmena D
AU  - Dogruman-Al F
AU  - Tsaousis AD
PY  - 2025
JO  - Open research Europe
DO  - 10.12688/openreseurope.21693.2
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Ö, K., PD, S., E, G., LJ, R., D, C., F, D., & AD, T. (2025). The Blastocystis-colorectal cancer hypothesis: correlation is not causation.. Open research Europe. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.21693.2

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