Article
Microsatellite instability in Muir-Torre syndrome.
Cancer research - 1 Mar 1994
Honchel R, Halling K C, Schaid D J, Pittelkow M, Thibodeau S N
Abstract excerpt
Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS) is characterized by the presence of at least one sebaceous tumor and at least one visceral malignancy. Although a wide range of internal malignancies have been reported, the most frequently observed internal neoplasm is colorectal carcinoma. MTS and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma (HNPCC) share many clinical and pathological characteristics and thus may share similar genetic...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
