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Clinical implications of microsatellite instability and MLH1 gene inactivation in sporadic insulinomas.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2009
Mei Mei, Deng Dajun, Liu Tong-Hua, Sang Xin-Ting, Lu Xin, Xiang Hong-Ding, Zhou Jing, Wu HaiYan, Yang YingMai, Chen Jie, Lu Chong-Mei, Chen Yuan-Jia
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CONTEXT: The molecular pathogenesis of sporadic insulinomas is unknown. There is a lack of biomarker to distinguish benign and malignant form of insulinoma. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to confirm the occurrence of microsatellite instability (MSI) in insulinomas, to identify alterations of mismatch repair (MMR) genes in the tumors, and to evaluate the possibility to distinguish benign and malignant insulinoma or...
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