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The Colonic Mucosa of Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Harbor Biofilms Containing Tumorigenic Bacteria

ARTICLE: The Colonic Mucosa of Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Harbor Biofilms Containing Tumorigenic Bacteria AUTHORS: Christine M. Dejea, Payam Fathi, John M. Craig, Annemarie… Read More »The Colonic Mucosa of Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Harbor Biofilms Containing Tumorigenic Bacteria

Fasting vs Non-Fasting and Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Accuracy

ARTICLE: Fasting vs Non-Fasting and Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Accuracy AUTHORS: Vasanth Sathiyakumar, Jihwan Park, Asieh Golozar, Mariana Lazo, Renato Quispe, Eliseo Guallar, Roger S. Blumenthal, Steven R. Jones, Seth S. Martin JOURNAL: Circulation. 2017 Oct… Read More »Fasting vs Non-Fasting and Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Accuracy

Six-year changes in physical activity and the risk of incident heart failure: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study

ARTICLE: Six-year changes in physical activity and the risk of incident heart failure: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study AUTHORS: Roberta Florido, Lucia Kwak, Mariana Lazo, Vijay Nambi, Haitham M.… Read More »Six-year changes in physical activity and the risk of incident heart failure: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study

BRAF V600E Mutation-Assisted Risk Stratification of Solitary Intrathyroidal Papillary Thyroid Cancer for Precision Treatment

ARTICLE: BRAF V600E Mutation-Assisted Risk Stratification of Solitary Intrathyroidal Papillary Thyroid Cancer for Precision Treatment AUTHORS: Yueye Huang, Shen Qu, Guangwu Zhu, Fei Wang, Rengyun… Read More »BRAF V600E Mutation-Assisted Risk Stratification of Solitary Intrathyroidal Papillary Thyroid Cancer for Precision Treatment

Combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancers

ARTICLE: Combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancers AUTHORS: Joshua D. Cohen, Ammar A. Javed, Christopher Thoburn, Fay Wong, Jeanne… Read More »Combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancers