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Frequency of microsatellite instability in unselected sebaceous gland neoplasias and hyperplasias.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 May 2003
Kruse Roland, Rütten Arno, Schweiger Nadine, Jakob Eva, Mathiak Micaela, Propping Peter, Mangold Elisabeth, Bisceglia Michele, Ruzicka Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Sebaceous gland neoplasias are the cutaneous manifestation of the Muir-Torre syndrome, which is known to be a phenotypical variant of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Both hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and Muir-Torre syndrome are caused by inherited DNA mismatch repair defects. As a prominent molecular genetic feature, all tumors associated with a DNA mismatch repair defect exhibit high...
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