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Microsatellite instability in synchronous gastric carcinomas.
International journal of cancer - 1 Mar 2001
Lee H S, Lee B L, Kim S H, Woo D K, Kim H S, Kim W H
Abstract excerpt
Synchronous gastric carcinomas are found in 4% to 10% of all gastric carcinomas, and the tumor multiplicity is believed to be related to genetic predisposition. To investigate the role of mismatch repair error in synchronous gastric carcinomas, we analyzed the microsatellite instability (MSI) status of 101 cancers from 48 gastrectomy specimens and compared them with 149 solitary gastric carcinomas. Multiple...
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