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Francesc Balaguer
Researcher at University of Barcelona
Publications - 241
Citations - 8187
Francesc Balaguer is an academic researcher from University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Colorectal cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 194 publications receiving 6594 citations. Previous affiliations of Francesc Balaguer include Baylor University & Baylor University Medical Center.
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Revisión técnica sobre endoscopia avanzada diagnóstica en pacientes con alto riesgo de cáncer colorrectal
Maria Pellise,José Díaz Tasende,Francesc Balaguer,Marco Bustamante-Balén,Maite Herraiz,Alberto Herreros de Tejada,Antonio Z. Gimeno-García,María López-Cerón,José Carlos Marín,Adolfo Parra Blanco +9 more
TL;DR: Thisa revisión técnica pretende aportar información práctica and básica para the implementación of the endoscopia avanzada en los pacientes con alto riesgo de CCR.
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Delphi initiative for early-onset colorectal cancer (DIRECt). International Management Guidelines.
Martina Cavestro Giulia,Alessandro Mannucci,Francesc Balaguer,Heather Hampel,Sonia S. Kupfer,Alessandro Repici,Andrea Sartore-Bianchi,Tapani Seppälä Toni,Vincenzo Valentini,Richard Boland Clement,Randall E. Brand,Tineke E. Buffart,Carol A. Burke,Riccardo Caccialanza,Renato Cannizzaro,Stefano Cascinu,Andrea Cercek,Emma J Crosbie,Silvio Danese,Evelien Dekker,Maria Daca-Alvarez,F. Deni,Mev Dominguez-Valentin,Cathy Eng,Ajay Goel,Gaston Guillem Josè,Britt B S L Houwen,Charles J. Kahi,Matthew F. Kalady,Fay Kastrinos,Florian Kühn,Luigi Laghi,Andrew Latchford,David Liska,Patrick M. Lynch,Alberto Malesci,Gianluca Mauri,E. Meldolesi,Pål Møller,Kevin J. Monahan,G Moslein,Caitlin C. Murphy,Karlijn J. Nass,Kimmie Ng,Cristina Oliani,Enrico Papaleo,Swati G. Patel,Marta Puzzono,Andrea Remo,Luigi Ricciardiello,Ida Ripamonti Carla,Salvatore Siena,Satish K. Singh,Zsofia K. Stadler,Peter P. Stanich,Sapna Syngal,Stefano Turi,Damiano Urso Emanuele,Laura Valle,Stella Vanni Valeria,Eduardo Vilar,Marco Vitellaro,Y. Nancy You,Matthew B. Yurgelun,Alessia Zuppardo Raffaella,Elena M. Stoffel +65 more
TL;DR: A multidisciplinary international group (DIRECt) composed of 69 experts was convened to develop the first evidence-based consensus recommendations for early-onset colorectal cancer (eoCRC) as discussed by the authors .
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High incidence of large deletions in the PMS2 gene in Spanish Lynch syndrome families
Alejandro Brea-Fernández,José Cameselle-Teijeiro,Cristina Alenda,Ceres Fernandez-Rozadilla,Joaquín Cubiella,Juan Clofent,Josep-Maria Reñé,Urbano Anido,Montserrat Milà,Francesc Balaguer,Antoni Castells,Sergi Castellví-Bel,R. Jover,Angel Carracedo,C. Ruiz-Ponte +14 more
TL;DR: Owing to the high incidence of large deletions found in this cohort, MLPA analysis is recommended as the first‐line method for searching germline mutations in PMS2.
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Using linkage studies combined with whole-exome sequencing to identify novel candidate genes for familial colorectal cancer.
Claudio Toma,Claudio Toma,Marcos Díaz-Gay,Sebastià Franch-Expósito,Coral Arnau-Collell,Bronwyn Overs,Bronwyn Overs,Jenifer Muñoz,Laia Bonjoch,Yasmin Soares de Lima,Teresa Ocaña,Miriam Cuatrecasas,Antoni Castells,Luis Bujanda,Francesc Balaguer,Joaquín Cubiella,Trinidad Caldés,Janice M. Fullerton,Janice M. Fullerton,Sergi Castellví-Bel +19 more
TL;DR: Etiologic rare variants implicated in cancer germline predisposition may be identified by combining traditional linkage with WES data with already available NGS data from families with several sequenced members to further identify candidate genes involved germ line predisposition to disease.
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Ascorbic acid PEG-2L is superior for early morning colonoscopies in colorectal cancer screening programs: A prospective non-randomized controlled trial
C Rodríguez de Miguel,Anna Serradesanferm,María López-Cerón,Sabela Carballal,Angels Pozo,Francesc Balaguer,Andrés Cárdenas,Gloria Fernández-Esparrach,Angels Ginès,Begoña González-Suárez,Leticia Moreira,Ingrid Ordás,Elena Ricart,Oriol Sendino,Eva C. Vaquero,M. Ubré,S. del Manzano,Jaume Grau,Joan Llach,Antoni Castells,Maria Pellise +20 more
TL;DR: In early morning colonoscopies, ascPEG-2L appears to be the best option, especially when administered in a split-dose, especially with the split dose than with other doses.