Performance of epigenetic markers SEPT9 and ALX4 in plasma for detection of colorectal precancerous lesions.

BACKGROUND:Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) has shown to reduce cancer-related mortality, however, acceptance and compliance to current programmes are poor. Developing new, more acceptable non-invasive tests for the detection of cancerous and precancerous colorectal lesions would not only allow...

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Main Authors: Marc Tänzer, Benjamin Balluff, Jürgen Distler, Kari Hale, Andreas Leodolter, Christoph Röcken, Bela Molnar, Roland Schmid, Catherine Lofton-Day, Tibor Schuster, Matthias P A Ebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2816214?pdf=render