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MSI phenotype and MMR alterations in familial and sporadic gastric cancer.
International journal of cancer - 1 Apr 2011
Leite Marina, Corso Giovanni, Sousa Sónia, Milanezi Fernanda, Afonso Luís P, Henrique Rui, Soares José Manuel, Castedo Sérgio, Carneiro Fátima, Roviello Franco, Oliveira Carla, Seruca Raquel
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a major pathway involved in gastric carcinogenesis occurring in 20% of gastric cancer (GC). However, it is not clear whether MSI phenotype preferentially occurs in the sporadic or familial GC, when stringent inclusion criteria are used. The aim of this study wa...
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