From: Technical considerations in PCR-based assay design for diagnostic DNA methylation cancer biomarkers
Gene | Number of articles | Liquid biopsy type | Sensitivity range | Specificity range |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALX4 | Serum | 46.6–88.0% | 66.3–70.0% | |
Plasma | 28.5–80.0% | 41.0–99.0% | ||
APC | Stool | - | - | |
1 [21] | Serum | 6.1% | 100% | |
Plasma | 20.8–42-0% | 67.6–94.2% | ||
CDKN2A | Stool | 20.0–40.0% | 96.8–100% | |
1 [25] | Serum | 59.0–80.0 | 100% | |
Plasma | 9.3–61.1% | 96.1% | ||
1 [27] | Peripheral blood | 55.4% | 98.5% | |
MGMT | Stool | 46.0–51.7% | 93.8% | |
1 [30] | Serum | 90.0% | 100% | |
Plasma | 5.7% | 99.0% | ||
MLH1 | Stool | 30.0% | - | |
1 [21] | Serum | 42.9% | 97.6% | |
1 [17] | Plasma | 45.1% | 46.9% | |
NDRG4 | Stool | 28.6–76.2% | 80.0–97.5% | |
Plasma | 9.3–27.0% | 95.0–100% | ||
1 [35] | Total blood | 54.8% | 78.1% | |
1 [35] | Urine | 72.6% | 85.0% | |
SDC2 | Stool | 81.1% | 93.3% | |
Serum | 71.2–87.0% | 95.2–95.6% | ||
1 [17] | Plasma | 24.4% | 94.1% | |
1 [40] | White blood cells | - | - | |
sFRP1 | Stool | 52.0–89.0% | 86.0–92.0% | |
1 [42] | Serum | 77.7% | 70.0% | |
Plasma | 21.8–62.9% | 91.7–93.1% | ||
sFRP2 | Stool | 57.1–94.2% | 54.0–100% | |
Serum | 66.9–86.8% | 93.7% | ||
Plasma | 20.2–54.4% | 72.3–82.4% | ||
TFPI2 | Stool | 31.4–89.0% | 79.0–100% | |
1 [17] | Plasma | 7.3% | 98.0% | |
VIM | Stool | 38.3–81.0% | 82.0–100% | |
Serum | 31.1–32.6% | 60% | ||
1 [17] | Plasma | 17.6% | 88.2% |