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Cancer surveillance in inflammatory bowel disease: new molecular approaches.
Current opinion in gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2006
Risques Rosa Ana, Rabinovitch Peter S, Brentnall Teresa A
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, have an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Life-long colonoscopy surveillance is performed to detect the presence of dysplasia, but this approach is expensive and time-consuming. Thus, there is intensive research to identify molecular factors with prognostic value. This review summarizes recent...
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