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Microsatellite instability in esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Cancer letters - 30 Aug 2004
Evans Susan C, Gillis Amy, Geldenhuys Laurette, Vaninetti Nadine M, Malatjalian Dickran A, Porter Geoffrey A, Guernsey Duane L, Casson Alan G
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of microsatellite instability (MSI), a result of defective mismatch repair during DNA replication, has been reported inconsistently in primary esophageal adenocarcinoma (EADC). Using a panel of 15 markers, the primary aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of MSI in a well-characterized series of 27 primary EADCs, defined according to strict clinicopathologic criteria. Polymerase chain...
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