"Aberrant Crypt Foci" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Clusters of colonic crypts that appear different from the surrounding mucosa when visualized after staining. They are of interest as putative precursors to colorectal adenomas and potential biomarkers for colorectal carcinoma.
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D058739
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.834.020
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aberrant Crypt Foci" by people in Profiles.
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Clapper ML, Chang WL, Cooper HS. Dysplastic Aberrant Crypt Foci: Biomarkers of Early Colorectal Neoplasia and Response to Preventive Intervention. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2020 03; 13(3):229-240.