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Frequent Microsatellite Instability and Mismatch Repair Gene Mutations in Young Chinese Patients With Colorectal Cancer
21 Jul 1999
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of colorectal cancer in persons under 46 years of age is substantially higher in Hong Kong than in Scotland and many other countries. Consequently, we examined whether there is a hereditary predisposition for colorectal cancer in this Southern Chinese population. METHODS: We investigated the incidence of microsatellite instability (MSI) at 10 DNA sites in 117 colorectal cancer specimens...
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