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What Is the Best Way to Assess Microsatellite Instability Status in Colorectal Cancer?
18 Nov 2004
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The assessment of the microsatellite instability (MSI) status in colorectal cancers is presently warranted for three reasons: 1) as a screening tool for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, 2) as a prognostic marker, and 3) as a potential predictive factor of chemotherapy response. The aim of this study was to evaluate, on a large scale with tissue samples coming from a number of different sources, the...
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