Detection of microsatellite instability by real time PCR and hybridization probe melting point analysis.

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Microsatellite alterations can be found in a number of tumors. There are two types of alterations: loss of heterozygosity (LOH), which can be detected in the majority of colorectal cancers (CRC), and microsatellite instability (MSI). MSI occurs in about 15% of CRC with a mutator phenotype and are the hallmark of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancers (HNPCC). Furthermore, MSI can also be detected in other...

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