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Abstract
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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- Crypt Foci, Aberrant
- Foci, Aberrant Crypt
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS or specifics (IM)
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2011
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- Colonic Neoplasms (1991-2010)
- Precancerous Conditions (1991-2010)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Aberrant Crypt Foci. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058739. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058739
- Aberrant Crypt Foci. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberrant_crypt_foci
- Aberrant Crypt Foci. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4667164