The performance of the SEPT9 gene methylation assay and a comparison with other CRC screening tests: A meta-analysis.

Sci Rep · 2017 · PMC5465203 · PMID 28596563

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3 that there is a clear trend in which the detection rate increases with the escalation of clinical stage, indicating that the level of SEPT9 methylation had a correlation with the degree of malignancy, regardless of the algorithm.

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