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Microsatellite instability and hMLH1/hMSH2 expression in young endometrial carcinoma patients: associations with family history and histopathology.
International journal of cancer - 1 Apr 2000
Parc Y R, Halling K C, Burgart L J, McDonnell S K, Schaid D J, Thibodeau S N, Halling A C
Abstract excerpt
Endometrial cancer is the second most common malignancy in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). The age at diagnosis of HNPCC-associated endometrial cancer is approximately 15 years younger than for sporadic endometrial cancer. Our current study was undertaken to determine the frequency of microsatellite instability (MSI) and absence of hMLH1 or hMSH2 protein expression in young...
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