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We examined colonocyte numbers in stool wash fractions and assessed the suitability of retrieved cells for immunocytochemistry for minichromosome maintenance protein 2 (MCM2), a marker of the proliferative deregulation that characterizes malignancy.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Methods: Colonocyte numbers were accurately quantified in 129 wash fractions derived from 18 stools, comparing the mucus retained by a 125-\u03bcm filter (F fraction) with the fine and coarse content in the filtrate (S and P fractions, respectively). MCM2 immunocytochemistry was done on sections of fibrin clot containing filter-derived mucus, obtained from stools of eight independent subjects.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results: Total colonocyte yield in the F fraction (mean, 433.8 per 100 \u03bcL) was higher than in the S (140.3) and P (204.6) fractions (P = 0.004 and 0.03, respectively) due to increased numbers of morphologically abnormal cells, which predominantly represented malignant cells in samples from CRC patients. Several thousand abnormal cells could be obtained from stool-derived mucus in all CRC patients, an order of magnitude greater than numbers in subjects without CRC. Median MCM2 labeling index in abnormal cells was 50% (range, 30-60%) in CRC patients and 0% in subjects without CRC. Cells in clot sections were well preserved and not obscured by fecal debris.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusions: Isolation of stool-derived mucus is technically straightforward and can improve the performance of protein-based and\/or nucleic acid\u2013based approaches to CRC screening. 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