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Sporadic endometrial adenocarcinoma with MMR deficiency due to biallelic MSH2 somatic mutations.
Familial cancer - 1 Apr 2018
Buecher Bruno, De Pauw Antoine, Bazire Louis, Houdayer Claude, Fievet Alice, Moncoutier Virginie, Farkhondeh Fereshteh, Melaabi Samia, Lyonnet Dominique Stoppa, Golmard Lisa
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The invalidation of the Mismatch Repair (MMR) system is responsible for a so-called "deficient MMR" phenotype (dMMR) characterized by microsatellite instability and abnormal pattern of expression of MMR proteins in tumor tissue. This phenotype occurs in at least 20% of sporadic endometrial adenocarcinomas by epigenetic silencing of MLH1 gene. It is also observed in virtually all tumors occurring in patients with...
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