Table 2.
Genetic biomarkers in colorectal cancer patients.
Biomarkers | Specimen |
---|---|
APC | Stool DNA |
KRAS | Stool DNA, tissue |
p53 | Stool DNA, colonic effluent, colonic DNA |
BAT26 | Stool DNA, tissue |
APC: Adenomatous Polyposis Coli; KRAS: Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog; p53: Tumour protein p53; BAT26: microsatellite DNA. Reproduced with permission from [105].