Importantly, this study was the first to identify 14 methylated genes in oligodendroglial tumor patients, namely APC, MLH1, ATM, RARB, HIC1, BRCA1, CASP8, BRCA2, CD44, VHL, FHIT, IGSF4, CDH13, and MLH1. This evidence concerns the gene CDH13 and oligodendroglial tumor.