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Clinical implications of microsatellite instability in colorectal cancers.
Cancer - 15 Jan 1996
Muta H, Noguchi M, Perucho M, Ushio K, Sugihara K, Ochiai A, Nawata H, Hirohashi S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Microsatellite instability (MI) has been reported in some sporadic colon tumors and in cases of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). The criteria for HNPCC have not been fully defined, and clinical criteria are used to identify as many HNPCC patients as possible. To clarify the conformity of these criteria with the identification of eligible HNPCC cases, we analyzed MI in HNPCC patients...
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