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Genetic instability in human mismatch repair deficient cancers.
Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 2000
Duval Alex, Hamelin Richard
Abstract excerpt
Cancers showing microsatellite instability (MSI-H) are frequent tumors characterized by inactivating alterations of mismatch repair (MMR) genes that lead to an incapacity to recognize and repair errors that occur during DNA replication. These cancers can be inherited as in the human non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome, or can occur sporadically in 10-15% of colorectal, gastric and endometrial cancers. MSI-H...
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