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Cytogenetic aberrations and heterogeneity of mutations in repeat-containing genes in a colon carcinoma from a patient with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Apr 2002
Planck Maria, Halvarsson Britta, Pålsson Eva, Hallén Magnus, Ekelund Mats, Pålsson Birger, Baldetorp Bo, Nilbert Mef
Abstract excerpt
The majority of tumors from patients affected by hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) exhibit a mutator phenotype characterized by widespread microsatellite instability (MSI) and somatic mutations in repeated sequences in several cancer-associated genes. An inverse relationship between MSI and chromosomal instability (CIN) has been demonstrated and HNPCC-associated tumors are generally characterized...
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