A Predictive Model Combining Fecal Calgranulin B and Fecal Occult Blood Tests Can Improve the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer

Byung Chang Kim; Jungnam Joo; Hee Jin Chang; Hyun Yang Yeo; Byong Chul Yoo; Boram Park; Ji Won Park; Dae Kyung Sohn; Chang Won Hong; Kyung Su Han

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106182

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A Predictive Model Combining Fecal Calgranulin B and Fecal Occult Blood Tests Can Improve the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer

Byung Chang Kim ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Byung Chang Kim, Jungnam Joo

Affiliations Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Jungnam Joo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Byung Chang Kim, Jungnam Joo

Affiliation Biometric Research Branch, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Hee Jin Chang ,

* E-mail: heejincmd@yahoo.com

Affiliations Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Hyun Yang Yeo,

Affiliation Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Byong Chul Yoo,

Affiliation Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Boram Park,

Affiliation Biometric Research Branch, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Ji Won Park,

Current address: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Affiliations Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Dae Kyung Sohn,

Affiliations Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Chang Won Hong,

Affiliations Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Kyung Su Han

Affiliations Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea
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A Predictive Model Combining Fecal Calgranulin B and Fecal Occult Blood Tests Can Improve the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer

Byung Chang Kim,
Jungnam Joo,
Hee Jin Chang,
Hyun Yang Yeo,
Byong Chul Yoo,
Boram Park,
Ji Won Park,
Dae Kyung Sohn,
Chang Won Hong,
Kyung Su Han

Published: September 4, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106182

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