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Mismatch repair gene expression defects contribute to microsatellite instability in ovarian carcinoma.
Cancer - 15 Nov 2003
Geisler John P, Goodheart Michael J, Sood Anil K, Holmes Richard J, Hatterman-Zogg Melanie A, Buller Richard E
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BACKGROUND: hMLH1, the human MutL homologue, has been linked to microsatellite instability (MSI) in gastrointestinal tumors. However, to the authors' knowledge, the role of hMLH1, the other mismatch repair genes (MMR), and MSI in ovarian carcinoma has not been well defined. The purpose of the cur...
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