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Microsatellite instability-low colorectal cancer acquires a KRAS mutation during the progression from Dukes' A to Dukes' B.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Mar 2009
Asaka Shin-ichi, Arai Yoshiko, Nishimura Yoji, Yamaguchi Kensei, Ishikubo Tsutomu, Yatsuoka Toshimasa, Tanaka Yoichi, Akagi Kiwamu
Abstract excerpt
The classification of colorectal cancer (CRC) by microsatellite instability (MSI) status is important for effective clinical management. In fact, microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) cancer has distinctive clinicopathological and molecular features. However, microsatellite instability-low (MSI-L) cancer is not clearly defined. The objective of this study was to further clarify the characteristics of MSI-L CRC....
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