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HD chromoendoscopy coupled with DNA mass spectrometry profiling identifies somatic mutations in microdissected human proximal aberrant crypt foci.
Molecular cancer research : MCR - 1 Jun 2014
Drew David A, Devers Thomas J, O'Brien Michael J, Horelik Nicole A, Levine Joel, Rosenberg Daniel W
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UNLABELLED: Despite increased implementation of screening colonoscopy, interval cancers in the proximal colon remain a major public health concern. This fact underscores the limitations of current screening paradigms and the need for developing advanced endoscopic techniques. The density of aberrant crypt foci (ACF), the earliest identifiable mucosal abnormality, may serve as a surrogate marker for colon cancer...
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