Aberrant crypt foci as biomarkers for colonic dysplasia

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 390-391

  Adler, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aberrant crypt foci; Biomarkers; Colorectal cancer; High magnification chromoendoscopic colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CHROMOENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 27144461224     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0256     Document Type: Short Survey

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