We retrieved 403 gene methylation and cancer associations from MeInfoText 1.0 based on the following 20 genes: PYCARD, CDH13, COX2, DAPK1, ESR1, GATA4, SYK, MLH1, TP73, PRDM2, PGR, SFRP1, SOCS1, SOCS3, STK11, TMEFF2, THBS1, RASSF5, PRKCDBP and RARB. The gene discussed is SYK; the disease is cancer.