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Four new mutations in the DNA mismatch repair gene MLH1 in colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability. Mutations in brief no. 157. Online.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1998
Klaus K, Herfarth F, Ogunbiyi O A, Moley J F, Kodner I J, Wells S A, Goodfellow P J
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is frequently associated with inherited mutation in one of four DNA mismatch repair genes. Somatic mutations in the same genes are also found in a subset of sporadic colorectal cancers. A defect in DNA mismatch repair results in a RER (replication error) tumor phenotype. We screened 110 archival and 11 prospectively acquired colorectal cancers for the RER...
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