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Reply: Preanalytical Interferences Compromise the Clinical Validity of Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 as Marker of Colorectal Cancer

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan

    Masaaki Iwatsuki MD, PhD, Koshi Mimori MD, PhD, Koichiro Tahara MD, PhD & Masaki Mori MD, PhD, FACS

  2. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

    Masaaki Iwatsuki MD, PhD & Hideo Baba MD, PhD, FACS

  3. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    Masaki Mori MD, PhD, FACS

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Iwatsuki, M., Mimori, K., Tahara, K. et al. Reply: Preanalytical Interferences Compromise the Clinical Validity of Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 as Marker of Colorectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 18 (Suppl 3), 233–234 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1498-x

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