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High-risk and low-risk gastric cancer areas in Italy and its association with microsatellite instability.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Aug 2016
Polom Karol, Marrelli Daniele, Pascale Valeria, Roviello Giandomenico, Voglino Costantino, Rho Henry, Vindigni Carla, Marini Mario, Macchiarelli Raffaele, Roviello Franco
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The different pathological characteristics and prognoses between gastric cancer patients coming from high-risk (group A) and low-risk (group B) areas of Italy were analyzed. We investigated a suspected difference in microsatellite instability (MSI) between these two groups. METHODS: MSI analyses of 452 gastric cancer patients were performed using five quasimonomorphic mononucleotide repeats NR-21, NR-24,...
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