Diagnostic Marker and Therapeutic Target for Cancer

摘要

The present invention, in general, relates to use of nm23H1-B gene for diagnosing cancer susceptibility and metastatic progression in colon/colorectal cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to identifying the alteration in the expression of nm23H1-B gene on treatment with chemotherapeutic agents for diagnosing cancer susceptibility and metastatic progression in colon/colorectal cancer.