Plasma microRNAs : novel markers for the detection of colonic polyps and their progression to colorectal cancer

Introduction: Bowel cancer screening programme (BCSP) subjects aged 55 are screened by bowel scope sigmoidoscopy, aged 60-75 by faecal occult blood testing (FOBt - positive subjects undergo colonoscopy). Whilst effective, FOBt lacks high sensitivity, specificity and accuracy, >90% sigmoidoscopies...

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Main Author: Verma, Ajay M.
Other Authors: Pringle, Howard ; Singh, Baljit
Published: University of Leicester 2017
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.727431