Kumar, R. Ilaya https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2105-5533
Jain, Kavya https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6862-1006
Gururajan, Harshnna https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0838-6588
Rai, Karan Raj https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7490-8031
George, Melvin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-8513
Sarkar, Koustav https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0696-6688
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (EMDR/SG/15/2023-5901)
Article History
Received: 12 May 2025
Accepted: 4 August 2025
First Online: 21 December 2025
Declarations
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: Blood samples were collected from healthy donors and CRC patients with their consent as per the regulation of Institutional Ethics Committee of SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India (Ethics Clearance Number: 2909/IEC/2021).
: The authors declare no competing interests.