A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic and prognostic serum biomarkers of colorectal cancer.

BACKGROUND: Our systematic review summarizes the evidence concerning the accuracy of serum diagnostic and prognostic tests for colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: The databases MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched iteratively to identify the relevant literature for serum markers of CRC published from 1950...

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Main Authors: Zhongyu Liu, Yingchong Zhang, Yulong Niu, Ke Li, Xin Liu, Huijuan Chen, Chunfang Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4126674?pdf=render