Reduced levels of hydroxylated, polyunsaturated ultra long-chain fatty acids in the serum of colorectal cancer patients: implications for early screening and detection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There are currently no accurate serum markers for detecting early risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). We therefore developed a non-targeted metabolomics technology to analyse the serum of pre-treatment CRC patients in order to discover...

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Main Authors: Takemasa Ichiro, Krenitsky Kevin, Wood Paul L, Su-Myat Khine, Hossain Mohammad, Khan Amin M, Yamazaki Yasuyo, Kavianpour Amir, Jin Wei, Lu Yingshen, Liu Jun, Heath Doug, Jayasinghe Dushmanthi, Ahiahonu Pearson WK, Ritchie Shawn A, Miyake Masakazu, Sekimoto Mitsugu, Monden Morito, Matsubara Hisahiro, Nomura Fumio, Goodenowe Dayan B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/8/13