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The mechanism of microsatellite instability is different in synchronous and metachronous colorectal cancer.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract - 1 Mar 2005
Velayos Fernando S, Lee Suk-Hwan, Qiu Hongming, Dykes Sharon, Yiu Raymond, Terdiman Jonathan P, Garcia-Aguilar Julio
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MLH1 promoter hypermethylation has been described as the primary mechanism for high-frequency microsatellite instability (MSI-H) in sporadic colorectal cancers (CRCs). The underlying molecular mechanism for microsatellite instability (MSI) in synchronous and metachronous CRCs is not well describe...
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