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Establishment, characterization and chemosensitivity of three mismatch repair deficient cell lines from sporadic and inherited colorectal carcinomas.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Maletzki Claudia, Stier Saskia, Gruenert Ulrike, Gock Michael, Ostwald Christiane, Prall Friedrich, Linnebacher Michael
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BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a morphologic and molecular heterogenic disease. This heterogeneity substantially impairs drug effectiveness and prognosis. The subtype of mismatch repair deficient (MMR-D) CRCs, accounting for about 15% of all cases, shows particular differential responses up to resistance towards currently approved cytostatic drugs. Pre-clinical in vitro models representing...
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