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A new interesting article has been published in Clin Chem. 2019 Jul;65(7):916-926. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.301804. Epub 2019 Apr 22. and titled:

Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Circulating Cell-Free DNA by Methylated CpG Tandem Amplification and Sequencing.

Authors of this article are:

Li J, Zhou X, Liu X, Ren J, Wang J, Wang W, Zheng Y, Shi X, Sun T, Li Z, Kang A, Tang F, Wen L, Fu W.

A summary of the article is shown below:

BACKGROUND: Aberrant DNA hypermethylation of CpG islands occurs frequently throughout the genome in human colorectal cancer (CRC). A genome-wide DNA hypermethylation analysis technique using circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is attractive for the noninvasive early detection of CRC and discrimination between CRC and other cancer types.METHODS: We applied the methylated CpG tandem amplification and sequencing (MCTA-Seq) method, with a fully methylated molecules algorithm, to plasma samples from patients with CRC (n = 147) and controls (n = 136), as well as cancer and adjacent noncancerous tissue samples (n = 66). We also comparatively analyzed plasma samples from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; n = 36).RESULTS: Dozens of DNA hypermethylation markers including known (e.g., SEPT9 and IKZF1) and novel (e.g., EMBP1, KCNQ5, CHST11, APBB1IP, and TJP2) genes were identified for effectively detecting CRC in cfDNA. A panel of 80 markers discriminated early-stage CRC patients and controls with a clinical sensitivity of 74% and clinical specificity of 90%. Patients with early-stage CRC and HCC could be discriminated at clinical sensitivities of approximately 70% by another panel of 128 markers.CONCLUSIONS: MCTA-Seq is a promising method for the noninvasive detection of CRC.© 2019 American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

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