Absence of the Epithelial Glycocalyx As Potential Tumor Marker for the Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer.

Detection of cancer at an early stage is pivotal for successful treatment and long term survival, yet early diagnosis requires sensitive and specific markers that can be easily detected by screening procedures. Differences in the surface structure of tumor and healthy cells, if sufficiently pronounc...

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Main Authors: Katrin Ramaker, Steffen Bade, Niels Röckendorf, Barbara Meckelein, Ekkehard Vollmer, Holger Schultz, Günter-Willi Fröschle, Andreas Frey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5198998?pdf=render