To date, several potential blood-based DNA methylation biomarkers have been identified for CRC detection, including BCAT1, BMP3, C9orf50, CDKN2A, CLIP4, KCNQ5, MLH1, NDRG4, PRIMA1, SDC2, SEPT9, SFRP2, and VIM2,4 (Table 1). Here, SEPTIN9 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.