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Akushika Kwesi

University of ChicagoORCID 0009-0004-1738-014XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Discovery of circulating cell-free DNA 5hmC biomarkers for peritoneal metastasis in colorectal and appendiceal cancer

Yuri Malina, Lu Gao, Ankit Dhiman, Diana C. West-Szymanski, Yaniv Berger, Xiaolong Cui, Zhou Zhang, Marco A. Rivas, Urszula Dougherty, Chang Ye, Akushika Kwesi, Zifeng Deng, Biren Reddy, Hunter D. D. Witmer, Phillip J. Hsu, , Kiran Kalyan Turaga

This study uses 5hmC-Seal technology to detect 5hmC signatures in cfDNA from plasma, identifying peritoneal metastases in CRC and AA with high sensitivity but moderate specificity.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology