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Long-term stability of the faecal microbiome profile in faecal immunochemical test (FIT) samples
Suparna Mitra1, Christopher J Stewart2,3, Andrew Nelson4
1Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK S.Mitra@leeds.ac.uk.
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|June 20, 2024
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