Early detection of colorectal cancer based on presence of methylated syndecan-2 (SDC2) in stool DNA

Early detection of colorectal cancer based on presence of methylated syndecan-2 (SDC2) in stool DNA

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening can effectively reduce disease-related mortality by detecting CRC at earlier stages. We have previously demonstrated that the presence of SDC2 methylation in stool DNA is significantly associated with the occurrence of CRC regardless of clinical...

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Main Authors: Yoon Dae Han, Tae Jeong Oh, Tae-Ha Chung, Hui Won Jang, Youn Nam Kim, Sungwhan An, Nam Kyu Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Clinical Epigenetics
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
DNA methylation
Biomarker
Early detection
Syndecan-2
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13148-019-0642-0

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