Article
Efficient detection of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer gene carriers by screening for tumor microsatellite instability before germline genetic testing.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2001
Terdiman J P, Gum J R, Conrad P G, Miller G A, Weinberg V, Crawley S C, Levin T R, Reeves C, Schmitt A, Hepburn M, Sleisenger M H, Kim Y S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The optimal strategy for the detection of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) gene carriers remains uncertain. We evaluated whether microsatellite instability (MSI) analysis or MSH2 and MLH1 protein immunostaining of tumors will screen individuals efficiently for...
Topics
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Family Health
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Microsatellite Repeats