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Somatic mutations in mismatch repair genes in sporadic gastric carcinomas are not a cause but a consequence of the mutator phenotype.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 15 Jan 2008
Pinto Mafalda, Wu Ying, Mensink Rob G J, Cirnes Luís, Seruca Raquel, Hofstra Robert M W
Abstract excerpt
In hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), patients' mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutations cause MMR deficiency, leading to microsatellite instability (MSI-H). MSI-H is also found in a substantial fraction of sporadic gastric carcinomas (SGC), mainly due to MLH1 promoter hypermethylatio...
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