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ColoDefense® Multiplex Blood DNA Methylation Test Kit for Colorectal Cancer
This kit detects the presence of multiple DNA methylation biomarkers in a patient’s blood by highly sensitive fluorescent quantitative PCR technique to determine the patient’s risk for colorectal tumor.
- Product Description
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Product features
- It can be used for early screening of colorectal cancer, auxiliary diagnosis, and prognosis of postoperative recurrence.
- It achieves high sensitivity and specificity through the combination of bioinformatics-based system thermodynamics guided design and simultaneous detection of multiple methylation biomarkers.
- It features non-invasive detection and high public acceptance compared to colonoscopy.
- It features an easy and fast procedure with low cost;
- It can detect advanced adenomas and early CRCs better than other commercially available blood based test products.
Technical performance indicators
Test results of more than 1,000 clinical samples show the following:
- The sensitivities of this kit for the detection of stage I colorectal cancer, stage I-IV colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas are 74%, 88% and 45%, respectively.
- Its specificity stands at 93%.
Note: This kit is for research use only, but not for clinical diagnosis.

