Research Article

Concentration and Methylation of Cell-Free DNA from Blood Plasma as Diagnostic Markers of Renal Cancer

Table 3

Summary of clinicopathological characteristics of patients with RCC and methylation status of LRRC3B, RASSF1, FHIT, and APC CpG islands in cfDNA.

NumberPathologyAge (y)SexpTNMClinical gradeFuhrman nuclear gradeMethylation
LRRC3BRASSF1APCFHIT

1ccRCC54MрТ2N0M0II3+++
2ccRCC61MТ1N0M0II2+++
3Sarcoma-like66FрТ2N0MXII3+++
4Papillary/ccRCC63MрТ1вN0MXIII1++
5ccRCC47FрТ3аN0M1III3++++
6ccRCC64MрТ3аN0M1III3++++
7ccRCC58MрТ2N0MXIII3++
8ccRCC61MрТ1вN0M0III2++
9ccRCC75MрТ1вN0MXIII2++
10ccRСС65MT2N0MXIII3+++
11ccRCC61FpT1N0M0III2++
12ccRCC63FрТ3аN1MXIII2-3++
13ccRCC68FpT1 N0 MXIII1-2+++
14ccRCC34MрТ1аN0 MXIII1++
15Cancer of the renal pelvis76MpT3N0M1III4++++
16ccRCC56FрТ1аN0MXIII1++
17ccRCC62FрТ1аN0MXIII1+++
18ccRCC46FрТ1вN0MXIII1++
19ccRCC55FрТ2N0MXIII2+++
20ccRCC45FT2N0M0II2+
21ccRCC61FрТ1аN0MXIII2++
22ccRCC60MNAIII2+++
23ccRCC63FрТ1вN0MXIII2+
24Sarcoma-like60FNAIII4+
25ccRCC45MpT1вN0MXIII2+++
26ccRCC63MрТ1аN0M0III1+++
27ccRCC73FрТ1аN0M0III1+

The results in the Table are presented only for the genes with detected aberrant methylation in cfDNA.