Methylation marker for colorectal cancer detection
Apr 3, 2006 cancer, news links
New data shows that colorectal cancer can be detected early by a free-floating blood test looking for a methylated version of the septin 9 gene. Molecular genomics company Epigonomics AG announced that it has completed a set of studies showing that “presence of the methylated form of DNA encoding the so-called Septin 9 gene is found in plasma of up to 57 percent of patients with all stages of colorectal cancer at high levels of specificity (95%).” The key advance of the screening tool is the ability for patients to screen for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than with the conventional test requiring submittal of a fecal sample. Link
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