METHOD FOR PREDICTING RISK OF DEVELOPING CANCER

摘要

A method for predicting the risk in a subject of developing cancer, the method comprising: a)assessing in a sample of genomic DNA from said subject the methylation status of one or more genes selected from a target gene of NIPP1, MSX1 or NANOG, a polycomb group target gene (PCGT) or a gene with an AACTTT promoter motif; and b)predicting the subject's risk of developing cancer based on said methylation status.