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Microsatellite instability in colorectal adenomas: relevance and clinical importance.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Aug 2000
Brueckl W M, Jung A, Wein A, Brabletz T, Guenther K, Nusko G, Hahn E G
Abstract excerpt
A number of investigations have recently been published on the role of microsatellite instability (MSI) in the process of colorectal carcinogenesis. The data concerning colorectal adenomas are difficult to compare (due to differences in the tumor collection, selection and number of analyzed loci, definition of high and low instability and histological types), and this review therefore examines the significance of...
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