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Low prevalence of microsatellite instability in interval gastric cancers.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Feb 2014
Choi Hong Seok, Lee Sun-Young, Kim Jeong Hwan, Sung In-Kyung, Park Hyung Seok, Shim Chan Sup, Jin Choon Jo, Han Hye Seung
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is recommended at 2-year intervals in countries with a high prevalence of gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to determine whether interval gastric cancers that develop within 2 years of a previous complete screening are associated with microsatellite instability (MSI). METHODS: Newly diagnosed gastric cancer patients who had undergone gastrectomy were...
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