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Septin 9 methylated DNA is a sensitive and specific blood test for colorectal cancer

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medicine, December 2011
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (98th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (80th percentile)

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Title
Septin 9 methylated DNA is a sensitive and specific blood test for colorectal cancer
Published in
BMC Medicine, December 2011
DOI 10.1186/1741-7015-9-133
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Authors

Jorja D Warren, Wei Xiong, Ashley M Bunker, Cecily P Vaughn, Larissa V Furtado, William L Roberts, John C Fang, Wade S Samowitz, Karen A Heichman

Abstract

About half of Americans 50 to 75 years old do not follow recommended colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines, leaving 40 million individuals unscreened. A simple blood test would increase screening compliance, promoting early detection and better patient outcomes. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the performance of an improved sensitivity blood-based Septin 9 (SEPT9) methylated DNA test for colorectal cancer. Study variables include clinical stage, tumor location and histologic grade.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 <1%
United States 2 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Unknown 282 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 51 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 43 15%
Student > Master 32 11%
Student > Bachelor 29 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 23 8%
Other 54 19%
Unknown 56 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 67 23%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 59 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 56 19%
Chemistry 8 3%
Engineering 6 2%
Other 22 8%
Unknown 70 24%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 46. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 November 2022.
All research outputs
#789,691
of 23,098,660 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medicine
#548
of 3,466 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#4,744
of 244,364 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medicine
#6
of 30 outputs
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