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Mutations associated with microsatellite unstable colorectal carcinomas exhibit widespread intratumoral heterogeneity.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Oct 2000
Barnetson R, Jass J, Tse R, Eckstein R, Robinson B, Schnitzler M
Abstract excerpt
Although microsatellite instability (MSI) has been shown to be present in 15% of sporadic colorectal carcinomas, the genetic events underlying the development of these tumors have not been well described. By investigating intratumoral heterogeneity, this study attempts to elucidate whether MSI-positive colorectal carcinomas develop as the result of a random accumulation of mutations or as an ordered, stepwise...
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