Several genes such as WIF1, VIM, TFPI2, SFRP2, RASSF2A, NDRG4, MGMT, MLH1, MINT31, MINT1, KRAS, ITGA4, IRF8, ID4, HLTF, GSTP1, GATA4, ESR1, CXCL21, CRBP1, CDH13, CDKN2A, CDH1, BMP3, ATM, and APC have all been studied for CRC diagnosis (Park et al., 2017). The gene discussed is VIM; the disease is colorectal carcinoma.