Table 2.

A partial list of novel genes upregulated in gastric adenocarcinoma.

	Gene Symbol	Protein	Features	Fold-change
1	CLRN3	Clarin 3	Transmembrane protein not well characterized	13
2	SFRP4	Secreted frizzled-related protein 4	Overexpressed in colorectal cancers	11
3	SPOCK1	Testican-1	Plasma proteoglycan with unknown function	10
4	P4HA3	Procollagen-proline, 2-oxoglutarate 4-dioxygenase	Enzyme not well studied	9
5	TMEM158	Transmembrane protein 158	Associated with colorectal carcinogenesis	9
6	CHRDL2	Chordin-like 2	Overexpressed in breast, lung and colon tumors	7
7	GREM1	Gremlin 1	Overexpressed in epithelial tumors	5
8	ASPN	Asporin	Novel marker identified in breast cancer	10
9	ASH1L	Ash1 (absent, small, or homeotic)-like	Reported as therapeutic target in lung cancer	7
10	DOCK4	Dedicator of cytokinesis 4	Known to play crucial role in cell migration	7
11	HOXA11S	Homeo box A11, antisense	Non coding RNA not well characterized	6
12	PPAPDC1A	Phosphatidic acid phosphatase type 2 domain containing 1A	Upregulated in breast cancer	6
13	DPYSL3	Dihydropyrimidinase-like 3	Phosphoprotein involved in neuroblastoma	5
14	COMP	Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein	Overexpressed in oral submucous fibrosis	6
15	LPPR4	Plasticity related gene 1	Membrane protein not well characterized	5