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High microsatellite instability predicts good prognosis in intestinal-type gastric cancers.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Mar 2011
Kim Hyunki, An Ji Yeong, Noh Sung Hoon, Shin Sung Kwan, Lee Yong Chan, Kim Hoguen
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: A subset of gastric cancers showed high microsatellite instability (MSI-H). The reported clinicopathological features of MSI-H gastric cancers are heterogeneous, and specific factors associated with prognosis have not been identified. METHODS: We analyzed the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in a large series (161 cases) of MSI-H gastric cancers, and compared the...
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