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Mismatch repair deficiency leads to a unique mode of colorectal tumorigenesis characterized by intratumoral heterogeneity.
Oncogene - 12 Mar 1998
Habano W, Sugai T, Nakamura S
Abstract excerpt
In order to determine the effects of mismatch repair (MMR) deficiencies in sporadic colorectal carcinomas, 45 such cancers were examined using a sensitive method called crypt isolation technique. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in the MSH2 or MLH1 gene was more frequently observed in replication error (RER) (+) carcinomas than in RER (-) carcinomas, which implied that loss of one normal allele could partly affect...
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