Microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer: improved assessment using fluorescent polymerase chain reaction.

doi:10.1016/0016-5085(95)90334-8

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Microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer: improved assessment using fluorescent polymerase chain reaction.

Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 1995

Cawkwell L, Li D, Lewis F A, Martin I, Dixon M F, Quirke P

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Microsatellite instability was first described in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancers and sporadic colorectal cancers, in which it was associated with a good prognosis. The aim of this study was to assess the advantages of a novel fluorescent assay for detecting microsat...

Topics

Adenocarcinoma
Aged
Alleles
Colorectal Neoplasms
DNA, Satellite
Female
Fluorescence
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prognosis

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