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Elevated Microsatellite Alterations at Selected Tetranucleotides (EMAST) in Colorectal Cancer is Associated with an Elderly, Frail Phenotype and Improved Recurrence-Free Survival.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Apr 2020
Watson Martin M, Kanani Arezo, Lea Dordi, Khajavi Ramesh B, Søreide Jon Arne, Kørner Hartwig, Hagland Hanne R, Søreide Kjetil
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elevated microsatellite alterations at selected tetranucleotides (EMAST) is a poorly investigated form of microsatellite instability (MSI) in colorectal cancer (CRC). OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological features of EMAST in CRC and its relation to outcome. METHODS: A population-based, consecutive cohort of surgically treated stage I-III CRC patients investigated...
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