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MBD4 mutations are rare in gastric carcinomas with microsatellite instability.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Sept 2003
Pinto Mafalda, Wu Ying, Suriano Gianpaolo, Mensink Rob G J, Duval Alex, Oliveira Carla, Carvalho Beatriz, Hamelin Richard, Seruca Raquel, Hofstra Robert M W
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MBD4 encodes a protein that interacts with the mismatch repair protein hMLH1. Therefore, it has been postulated that mutations in MBD4 may result in mismatch repair deficiency. Furthermore, it was shown that MBD4 is a target gene in mismatch repair-deficient tumors. We searched for mutations of M...
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