Frequent microsatellite instability and mismatch repair gene mutations in young Chinese patients with colorectal cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1221-1226

  Chan, Tsun Leung ^a   Yuen, Siu Tsan ^a   Chung, Lap Ping ^a   Ho, Judy W C ^a   Kwan, Kedo Y M ^a   Chan, Annie S Y ^a   Ho, Joanna C Y ^a   Leung, Suet Yi ^a   Wyllie, Andrew H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SATELLITE; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0001298972     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.14.1221     Document Type: Article

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