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MeSH Heading: Aberrant Crypt Foci
Tree Number(s): C04.834.020
Unique ID: D058739
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058739
Annotation: coordinate IM with COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS or specifics (IM)
Scope Note: 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.
Previous Indexing: Colonic Neoplasms (1991-2010); Precancerous Conditions (1991-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25

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Aberrant Crypt Foci MeSH Descriptor Data 2023