The detection of the methylated Wif-1 gene is more accurate than a fecal occult blood test for colorectal cancer screening.

The detection of the methylated Wif-1 gene is more accurate than a fecal occult blood test for colorectal cancer screening.

<h4>Background</h4>The clinical benefit of guaiac fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) is now well established for colorectal cancer screening. Growing evidence has demonstrated that epigenetic modifications and fecal microbiota changes, also known as dysbiosis, are associated with CRC pathog...

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Main Authors: Aurelien Amiot, Hicham Mansour, Isabelle Baumgaertner, Jean-Charles Delchier, Christophe Tournigand, Jean-Pierre Furet, Jean-Pierre Carrau, Florence Canoui-Poitrine, Iradj Sobhani, CRC group of Val De Marne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25025467/?tool=EBI

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