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Stool-based DNA testing, a new noninvasive method for colorectal cancer screening, the first report from Iran.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Mar 2007
Abbaszadegan Mohammad Reza, Tavasoli Alireza, Velayati Arash, Sima Hamid Reza, Vosooghinia Hassan, Farzadnia Mehdi, Asadzedeh Hamid, Gholamin Mehran, Dadkhah Ezzat, Aarabi Azadeh
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To detect tumor-associated DNA changes in stool samples among Iranian patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) compared to healthy individuals using BAT-26, p16 hypermethylation and long DNA markers. METHODS: Stool DNA was isolated from 45 subjects including 25 CRC patients and 20 healthy individuals using a new, fast and easy extraction method. Long DNA associated with tumor was detected using polymerase chain...
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