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A combination of faecal tests for the detection of colon cancer

Fabrizio Parente, B. Marino, A. Ilardo, Pierluigi Fracasso, Angelo Zullo, Cesare Hassan, Roberto Moretti, Marco Cremaschini, Antonio Ardizzoia, Ilaria Maria Saracino,

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology · 2012 · 42 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

The combination of i-FOBT and M2-PK is a sensitive tool in clinical practice for the appropriate management of waiting lists for colonoscopy, as it allows the classification of patients into different degrees of priority for investigation, according to their foreseeable risk of CRC.

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