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Identification of germline MSH2 gene mutations in endometrial cancer not fulfilling the new clinical criteria for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Oct 2003
Banno Kouji, Susumu Nobuyuki, Hirao Takeshi, Yanokura Megumi, Hirasawa Akira, Aoki Daisuke, Udagawa Yasuhiro, Sugano Kokichi, Nozawa Shiro
Abstract excerpt
Endometrial cancer is the second most common malignancy in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). This cancer is caused by germline mutations in one of the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. The present study was undertaken to analyze the relation between microsatellite instability (MSI) and germline mutations of MMR genes. We analyzed MSI in 38 cases of endometrial cancer. MSI was present...
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