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ArticleTurkish journal of surgery2023

Circulating tumor DNA for monitoring colorectal cancer: A prospective observational study to assess the presence of methylated SEPT9 and VIM promoter genes and its role as a biomarker in colorectal cancer management.

Puviarasan Gopal, Zeeshan Ahmed, Vishnubhotla Venkata Ravi Kant, G V Rao, Pradeep Rebala

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Article in Turkish journal of surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Colonic neoplasia and celiac disease: A systematic review.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Puviarasan GopalDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2017-959X
Zeeshan AhmedDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4009-8730
Vishnubhotla Venkata Ravi KantDepartment of Research, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6970-0169
G V RaoDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2104-7188
Pradeep RebalaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7037-1216
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Methylation status of Septin9 (SEPT9) and vimentin (VIM) genes in circulating tumor DNA of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients is a promising bio-marker for the early detection of CRC. The aim of the present study was to identify the methylation status in promoter regions of the SEPT9 and VIM genes in a cohort of Indian patients with biopsy proven colorectal cancer. Material and Methods: Forty-five consecutive patients of colorectal cancer were recruited. 10 mL venous samples were collected from each patient and processed for isolation of cell-free DNA, bisulfite conversion of cell-free DNA, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and detection of SEPT9 and VIM genes. Results: Partial methylation in vimentin was present in 42.22% of the patients and 57.78% showed no methylation and none of the tumors had complete methylation. Only three (6.66%) patients showed complete methylation patterns in SEPT9 and the remaining 42 (93.33%) tumors showed partial methylation. Considering the two genes together, only three (6.66%) out of 45 showed complete methylation. The association of methylation patterns in both genes (complete, partial, and no methylation) with sex, age, T stage, N stage, M stage, CEA, histology, and location (right or left colon) were explored and none of these parameters were statistically significant. Conclusion: In our study, only 6.66% CRC patients showed hypermethylation and there was no association of methylation patterns in the both genes (complete, partial, and no methylation) with any of the parameters like age, sex, TNM stage, CEA, and histology.

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cell-free nucleic acidsColorectal neoplasmsmethylation

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