Lifestyle-associated gut microbiota signatures in colorectal cancer patients: a pilot case–control study

Sara M. ElAdawy, Hend Talkhan, Khalid Orayj, Gehan F. Balata, Marwa Saeed, Ahmed A. Abdelkader, Hany N. Azzam, Noha A. Abdelrazek, Inas Abdou Mahmoud, Mostafa ElHaddad, Sama M. Momen, Maram Hamada, Mayar Hamada, Alaa O. Elyousefy, Kholoud A. Hashem, Mona A. Alshikhari, Ghena M. Deeb, Sohair M. Elgohary, Masa M. Albakri, Amany Mohamed, Toka Arshad, Nadra S. El-Sayed, Rahma S. Etman, Mohaned M. Nawar, Esraa E. Sobhy

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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.21829
Published: 2026-10-27
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@article{allodium:10.7717/peerj.21829,
  title = {Lifestyle-associated gut microbiota signatures in colorectal cancer patients: a pilot case–control study},
  author = {Sara M. ElAdawy and Hend Talkhan and Khalid Orayj and Gehan F. Balata and Marwa Saeed and Ahmed A. Abdelkader and Hany N. Azzam and Noha A. Abdelrazek and Inas Abdou Mahmoud and Mostafa ElHaddad and Sama M. Momen and Maram Hamada and Mayar Hamada and Alaa O. Elyousefy and Kholoud A. Hashem and Mona A. Alshikhari and Ghena M. Deeb and Sohair M. Elgohary and Masa M. Albakri and Amany Mohamed and Toka Arshad and Nadra S. El-Sayed and Rahma S. Etman and Mohaned M. Nawar and Esraa E. Sobhy},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PeerJ},
  doi = {10.7717/peerj.21829},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21829}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Lifestyle-associated gut microbiota signatures in colorectal cancer patients: a pilot case–control study
AU  - Sara M. ElAdawy
AU  - Hend Talkhan
AU  - Khalid Orayj
AU  - Gehan F. Balata
AU  - Marwa Saeed
AU  - Ahmed A. Abdelkader
AU  - Hany N. Azzam
AU  - Noha A. Abdelrazek
AU  - Inas Abdou Mahmoud
AU  - Mostafa ElHaddad
AU  - Sama M. Momen
AU  - Maram Hamada
AU  - Mayar Hamada
AU  - Alaa O. Elyousefy
AU  - Kholoud A. Hashem
AU  - Mona A. Alshikhari
AU  - Ghena M. Deeb
AU  - Sohair M. Elgohary
AU  - Masa M. Albakri
AU  - Amany Mohamed
AU  - Toka Arshad
AU  - Nadra S. El-Sayed
AU  - Rahma S. Etman
AU  - Mohaned M. Nawar
AU  - Esraa E. Sobhy
PY  - 2026
JO  - PeerJ
DO  - 10.7717/peerj.21829
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21829
ER  -

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ElAdawy, S. M., Talkhan, H., Orayj, K., Balata, G. F., Saeed, M., Abdelkader, A. A., Azzam, H. N., Abdelrazek, N. A., Mahmoud, I. A., ElHaddad, M., Momen, S. M., Hamada, M., Hamada, M., Elyousefy, A. O., Hashem, K. A., Alshikhari, M. A., Deeb, G. M., Elgohary, S. M., Albakri, M. M., Mohamed, A., Arshad, T., El-Sayed, N. S., Etman, R. S., Nawar, M. M., & Sobhy, E. E. (2026). Lifestyle-associated gut microbiota signatures in colorectal cancer patients: a pilot case–control study. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21829

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