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Immunohistochemical null-phenotype for mismatch repair proteins in colonic carcinoma associated with concurrent MLH1 hypermethylation and MSH2 somatic mutations.
Familial cancer - 1 Apr 2018
Wang Tao, Stadler Zsofia K, Zhang Liying, Weiser Martin R, Basturk Olca, Hechtman Jaclyn F, Vakiani Efsevia, Saltz Lenard B, Klimstra David S, Shia Jinru
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Microsatellite instability, a well-established driver pathway in colorectal carcinogenesis, can develop in both sporadic and hereditary conditions via different molecular alterations in the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. MMR protein immunohistochemistry (IHC) is currently widely used for the detection of MMR deficiency in solid tumors. The IHC test, however, can show varied staining patterns, posing challenges...
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