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Tetranucleotide repeats in coding regions: no evidence for involvement in EMAST carcinogenesis.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Apr 2006
Kloor Matthias, Schwitalle Yvette, von Knebel Doeberitz Magnus, Wentzensen Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Genetic instability is a hallmark of malignancy. In the majority of malignant tumors, chromosomal instability leads to major numerical and structural chromosomal aberrations. In contrast, some tumors have a deficient DNA mismatch repair system and accumulate mutations particularly in repetitive mono- and dinucleotide sequences, a phenomenon referred to as microsatellite instability (MSI). Recently, a novel...
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