Perioperative dynamics and significance of plasma-free amino acid profiles in colorectal cancer

Abstract Background For early detection of cancer, we have previously developed the AminoIndex Cancer Screening (AICS) system, which quantifies 6 plasma-free amino acids (PFAAs) in blood samples. Herein, we examined the usefulness of the AICS in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) by comparing the...

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Main Authors: Kayoko Katayama, Akio Higuchi, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Atsuko Ikeda, Shinya Kikuchi, Manabu Shiozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0344-0