MU Researchers Believe Discovery Could Lead to Testing that Displaces Colonoscopies (VIDEO)

University of Missouri-Columbia

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Nobody enjoys colonoscopies, including mice. University of Missouri researchers are excited about the potential of using genetic biomarkers to predict colon cancer caused by inflammation. A new method developed at the MU Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory could eventually lead to a method that might eliminate colonoscopies altogether.

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