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Prognostic value of microsatellite instability in resectable pancreatic cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Aug 2002
Nakata Bunzo, Wang Yan Qing, Yashiro Masakazu, Nishioka Nobuaki, Tanaka Hiroaki, Ohira Masaichi, Ishikawa Tetsuro, Nishino Hiroji, Hirakawa Kosei
Abstract excerpt
The significance of microsatellite instability (MSI) as a prognostic predictor for resectable pancreatic cancer patients was examined. Forty-six histologically confirmed pancreatic cancer patients who had undergone resection were studied. DNA was extracted from the paraffin block sections by means of the microdissection method. PCR was performed using eight microsatellite primer marker sets. The mixed PCR sample...
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