Methylated circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker for colorectal cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction.

Clin Epigenetics · 2021 · PMC8130320 · PMID 34001239

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proved that the combined analysis of methylated SEPT9 and ALX4 was highly significant in the detection of advanced precancerous colorectal lesions with a 71% sensitivity and a 95% specificity.

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