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Methylation of serum <i>SST</i> gene is an independent prognostic marker in colorectal cancer.

Min Hoe Chew, Chee Kian Tham, Choong Leong Tang, Simon Y. K. Ong, Yi Zhao

PubMed · 2016 · 45 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

detected in the pre-operative sera of CRC patients appear to be a novel promising prognostic marker and probably can be auxiliary to tumor staging system and serum carcinoembryonic antigen towards better risk stratification.

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DNA fragments in the blood plasma of cancer patients: quantitations and evidence for their origin from apoptotic and necrotic cells.

Sabine Jahr, Hannes Hentze, Susanne Englisch et al. · PubMed · 2001 · 2.2K citations

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ASCO 2006 Update of Recommendations for the Use of Tumor Markers in Gastrointestinal Cancer

Gershon Y. Locker, Stanley R. Hamilton, Jules E. Harris et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2006 · 1.6K citations

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Incidence and patterns of recurrence following curative resection for colorectal carcinoma

Daniel I. Obrand, Philip H. Gordon · Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 1997 · 322 citations

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A Genome-Wide Search Identifies Epigenetic Silencing of Somatostatin, Tachykinin-1, and 5 Other Genes in Colon Cancer

Yuriko Mori, Kun Cai, Yulan Cheng et al. · Gastroenterology · 2006 · 186 citations

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Methylation of Serum DNA Is an Independent Prognostic Marker in Colorectal Cancer

Maike Wallner, Andreas Herbst, Andrea Behrens et al. · Clinical Cancer Research · 2006 · 181 citations · Full text

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