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Microsatellite instability and intratumoural heterogeneity in 100 right-sided sporadic colon carcinomas.
British journal of cancer - 12 Aug 2002
Chapusot C, Martin L, Bouvier A M, Bonithon-Kopp C, Ecarnot-Laubriet A, Rageot D, Ponnelle T, Laurent Puig P, Faivre J, Piard F
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Microsatellite instability has been proposed as an alternative pathway of colorectal carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the interest of immunohistochemistry as a new tool for highlighting mismatch repair deficiency and to compare the results with a PCR-based microsatellite assay. A total of 100 sporadic proximal colon adenocarcinomas were analysed. The expression of hMLH1, hMSH2 and hMSH6...
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