MicrobiologybioRxiv
DNA from fecal immunochemical test can replace stool for microbiota-based colorectal cancer screening
Nielson T Baxter, Charles C Koumpouras, Mary AM Rogers…·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.
DOI 10.1186/s40168-016-0205-y