Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening
Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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A stool test that measures mutant KRAS, abnormal gene methylation, and hemoglobin detected significantly more colorectal cancers than a commercial fecal immunochemical test (FIT) but had more false positive results.
Colorectal cancer is a major cause of death and disease among men and women in the United States.
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The underlying neoplastic...
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Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1513048620
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1513048620
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa1311194
