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Microsatellite alterations as clonal markers for the detection of human cancer.
11 Oct 1994
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellite instability has been reported to be an important feature of tumors from hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma (HNPCC) patients. The recent discovery of genetic instability in small cell lung carcinoma, a neoplasm not associated with HNPCC, led us to investigate the possible presence of microsatellite alterations in other tumor types. We examined 52 microsatellite repeat sequences in the DNA...
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