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George S. Watts

University of ArizonaORCID 0000-0001-8216-0144Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 31, 2026

Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Using a Methylation-Specific PCR-Based Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test

Hanh T. Pham, Kimberly J. Bussey, Marc M Oshiro…·Mark A. Nelson

This study evaluates EPISEEK-MCED, a blood-based test for detecting pancreatic cancer, showing high sensitivity and specificity across stages, with improved performance when combined with CA 19-9.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.27.728292

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BioinformaticsPLoS Computational BiologyPeer-reviewedNov 22, 2019

Speed, accuracy, sensitivity and quality control choices for detecting clinically relevant microbes in whole blood from patients.

George S. Watts, James E. Thornton, Ken Youens‐Clark…·Bonnie L. Hurwitz

This paper evaluates Centrifuge's performance in detecting clinically relevant microbes in whole blood, showing high sensitivity and efficiency with reduced computational needs.

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