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High frequency of microsatellite instability in young patients with head-and-neck squamous-cell carcinoma: lack of involvement of the mismatch repair genes hMLH1 AND hMSH2.
International journal of cancer - 1 Aug 2001
Wang Y, Irish J, MacMillan C, Brown D, Xuan Y, Boyington C, Gullane P, Kamel-Reid S
Abstract excerpt
The most prevalent risk factors in the development of head-and-neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are excessive tobacco and alcohol consumption. In young patients with HNSCC, these risk factors are often absent. Our purpose was to investigate the risk factors, microsatellite instability (MSI) c...
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