Major Protein of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Gene Family - CD66c, A Novel Marker in Colon Carcinoma.

Introduction: In view of rising trend of the incidence of colorectal carcinoma in the Indian population due to adoption of western lifestyles and behaviours, we investigated the expression of the new emerging stem cell biomarker, CD66c in colorectal carcinoma of Indian origin.

Aim: To study the expression of CD66c in human colorectal carcinoma and to correlate level of marker expression with tumour staging.

Materials And Methods: This hospital based prospective study was conducted on 26 colorectal carcinoma patients in the age group of 20 years to 70 years.