In a previous study conducted in China, the methylation status of 10 selected genes among them, ABCC6, BRCA1, CDH1, GDF15, HSPA2, RASSF1A, SALL3, THBS1, TMEFF2, and VIM was tested during the detection of BC and UTUC. Here, GDF15 is linked to renal pelvis/ureter urothelial carcinoma.