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Stool Methylation-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Detection of Colorectal Neoplasia in Korean Patients
1 Aug 2009
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PURPOSE: To investigate the feasibility of detecting hypermethylation in stool samples as a noninvasive screening tool for colorectal cancer and precancerous lesions, we evaluated the hypermethylation of three genes in the stool samples of patients with colorectal cancer, patients with colorectal adenomas, and healthy control subjects. METHODS: Stool samples were obtained from 37 endoscopically diagnosed healthy...
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