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Analysis of candidate target genes for mononucleotide repeat mutation in microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) endometrial cancer.
International journal of oncology - 1 Nov 2009
Kawaguchi Makiko, Banno Kouji, Yanokura Megumi, Kobayashi Yusuke, Kishimi Arisa, Ogawa Seiji, Kisu Iori, Nomura Hiroyuki, Hirasawa Akira, Susumu Nobuyuki, Aoki Daisuke
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is an indicator of DNA instability and is caused by abnormalities in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes such as hMLH1, hMSH2 and hMSH6. MSI occurs frequently in endometrial cancer (in approximately 30% of cases), and accumulation of gene mutations due to MSI may therefore have a major role in the mechanism of malignant transformation. However, a responsible target gene has not been...
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