Open AccessHypermethylated SFRP2 gene in fecal DNA is a high potential biomarker for colorectal cancer noninvasive screening
Author(s) -
Daorong Wang,
Dong Tang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.524
Subject(s) - dna methylation , colorectal cancer , biomarker , methylation , adenoma , cancer , bisulfite sequencing , pathology , medicine , gastroenterology , biology , gene , gene expression , genetics
To investigate the feasibility of detecting hypermethylated secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (SFRP2) gene in fecal DNA as a non-invasive screening tool for colorectal cancer (CRC).