Article
Microsatellite instability is infrequent in sporadic adult gliomas.
Oncology research - 1 Jan 1998
Lundin D A, Blank A, Berger M S, Silber J R
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a form of genomic instability in tumors that may reflect mechanisms underlying carcinogenesis. Assessment of MSI in various types of sporadic tumors is therefore relevant to an understanding of molecular pathogenesis. In the case of sporadic adult gliomas, destabilization of mononucleotide, dinucleotide, and longer repeat sequences has been reported in high-grade tumors, though...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
