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Detection of microsatellite instability in endometrial cancer: advantages of a panel of five mononucleotide repeats over the National Cancer Institute panel of markers.
Carcinogenesis - 1 May 2006
Wong Yick Fu, Cheung Tak Hong, Lo Keith Wing Kit, Yim So Fan, Chan Loucia Kit Yin, Buhard Olivier, Duval Alex, Chung Tony Kwok Hung, Hamelin Richard
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The aim of this study was to find the optimal set of microsatellite markers for diagnosis of the microsatellite instability (MSI) phenotype in endometrial cancers. We compared the sensitivity, specificity and ease of use of a reference panel of five markers originally recommended by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for colorectal cancer and a panel of five quasi-monomorphic mononucleotide repeat markers...
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