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Microsatellite instability in Korean patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Jun 1997
Jee M S, Koo C, Kim M H, Choi C, Lee K M, Choi S K, Rew J S, Yoon C M
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OBJECTIVES: Microsatellites are short repeated oligonucleotide sequences found throughout the human genome. High mutation rates in microsatellite sequences have been found in tumors from patients with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma and some sporadic carcinomas. However, little information is available regarding RER-positive phenotype in gastric carcinomas, particularly in terms of age of onset and...
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