摘要 |
<p>Methods for diagnosing or detecting cancerous colon tissue. A panel of 21 specific marker genes are provided with GeneBank Accession Numbers as follows: M77836, X63468, H20426, L18960, U30872, X81438, H67367, Dl 3645, R33367, T94834, L20852, R39540, H86039, T78477, T84082, X05610, R39130, T49397, T94350, L42611 and M33653. The overexpression of some of these marker genes compared to their expression in normal colon tissue and the underexpression of the rest of these marker genes are indicative of cancerous colon tissue. By using these 21 marker genes as a diagnostic tool, smaller tissue samples, such as those obtained by core needle biopsies and from patient stool samples, can be used.</p> |