DNA from fecal immunochemical test can replace stool for microbiota-based colorectal cancer screening
Nielson T Baxter, Charles C Koumpouras, Mary AM Rogers, Mack T Ruffin, Patrick Schloss
The paper shows that DNA from FIT cartridges can replace stool samples for microbiota-based CRC screening, with similar predictive power for detecting cancer.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2016Microbiology