Plasma Septin9 versus fecal immunochemical testing for colorectal cancer screening: a prospective multicenter study.

BACKGROUND:Screening improves outcomes related to colorectal cancer (CRC); however, suboptimal participation for available screening tests limits the full benefits of screening. Non-invasive screening using a blood based assay may potentially help reach the unscreened population. OBJECTIVE:To compar...

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Main Authors: David A Johnson, Robert L Barclay, Klaus Mergener, Gunter Weiss, Thomas König, Jürgen Beck, Nicholas T Potter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4046970?pdf=render