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Brief Title: New Genes in the Carcinogenesis of Colorectal Cancer
Official Title: Investigating the Role of SPG20,STK31 Genes in the Carcinogenesis of Colorectal Cancer
Study ID: NCT03261752
Brief Summary: Colo rectal cancer is one of the greatest ,mutual malignancies worldwide ,accounting for an estimated 1.3 million new cases and \>500,000 mortality ⁄ year . is the fourth leading cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide with speedily ,cumulative ,occurrence rate in the worldwide
Detailed Description: colo rectal cancer represents a global and local problem, as it is one of the commonest types of cancer all over the world. Globally, Colo rectal cancer in women (9.2% of diagnoses) it is the second most common cause of cancer . it is the third most common in men (10.0%). After lung, stomach, and liver cancer it is the fourth most common cause of cancer death. Cancer is a multistep procedure resulting from an ongoing accretion of genetic and epigenetic fluctuations to the genome. Spartin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPG20 gene. This protein may be involved in endosomal trafficking, microtubule dynamics, or both functions. Aberrant promoter methylation of genes is a common epigenetic alteration in colo rectal cancer . This has stimulated the prospect to implement a dependable, reasonable and simple approach for Colo rectal detection . The SPG20 gene is situated in chromosome band 13q13.3; the SPG20 gene converts the spartin protein, which is a multi functional protein that has formerly been recognized to be complicated in intra cellular epidermal growth factor receptor trading , The serine-threonine kinase 31 (STK31) gene was initially identified through cDNA subtraction as a testis-specific protein kinase gene expressed in mouse spermatogonia . Recently, STK31 has been described as a novel cancer testis (CT) antigen, highly expressed in Gastrointestinal cancer cells (colo rectal, gastric and esophageal cancer), while restricted to testis and fetal brain in normal tissues . It was found that SPG20 is mutated in Troy er syndrome, an hereditary spastic paraplegia
Minimum Age: 35 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes