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Epigenome-wide discovery and evaluation of leukocyte DNA methylation markers for the detection of colorectal cancer in a screening setting

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide. If detected at an early stage, prognosis is good. Despite increasing evidence for the benefits of implemented screening programs, such as screening colonoscopy, compliance is rather low. Hence there is demand for non-inva...

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Autores principales: Heiss, Jonathan Alexander, Brenner, Hermann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5335821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28270869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13148-017-0322-x