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Beta2-microglobulin mutations in microsatellite unstable colorectal tumors.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jul 2007
Kloor Matthias, Michel Sara, Buckowitz Boris, Rüschoff Josef, Büttner Reinhard, Holinski-Feder Elke, Dippold Wolfgang, Wagner Rudolf, Tariverdian Mirjam, Benner Axel, Schwitalle Yvette, Kuchenbuch Beate, von Knebel Doeberitz Magnus
Abstract excerpt
Defects of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) cause the high level microsatellite instability (MSI-H) phenotype. MSI-H cancers may develop either sporadically or in the context of the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome that is caused by germline mutations of MMR genes. In colorectal cancer (CRC), MSI-H is characterized by a dense lymphocytic infiltration, reflecting a high immunogenicity of these...
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