Early detection of colorectal adenocarcinoma: a clinical decision support tool based on plasma porphyrin accumulation and risk factors

Early detection of colorectal adenocarcinoma: a clinical decision support tool based on plasma porphyrin accumulation and risk factors

Abstract Background An increase in naturally-occurring porphyrins has been described in the blood of subjects bearing different kinds of tumors, including colorectal, and this is probably related to a systemic alteration of heme metabolism induced by tumor cells. The aim of our study was to develop...

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Main Authors: Manuela Lualdi, Adalberto Cavalleri, Luigi Battaglia, Ambrogio Colombo, Giulia Garrone, Daniele Morelli, Emanuele Pignoli, Elisa Sottotetti, Ermanno Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
adenocarcinoma
tumor marker
native fluorescence
Protoporphyrin IX
Coproporphyrin I
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4754-2

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