TABLE 3.
Methylation-positive rate (Ct ≤ 38) of TFPI2 within SDC2 methylation–negative (Ct>38) stool specimens.
| Sample type | Tumor location | Frequency of specimens | TFPI2 methylation–positive rate (Ct ≤ 38) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | |||
| Carcinoma | Left colon | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.50% |
| Right colon | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.00% | |
| Sigmoid colon | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.50% | |
| Rectal | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.80% | |
| Total | 21 | 17 | 38 | 55.30% | |
| Adenoma | Left colon | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29.40% |
| Right colon | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5.90% | |
| Sigmoid colon | 8 | 15 | 23 | 34.80% | |
| Rectal | 7 | 19 | 26 | 26.90% | |
| Total | 21 | 62 | 83 | 25.30% | |
| Normal | Total | 6 | 202 | 208 | 2.89% |