The value of microsatellite instability in the detection of HNPCC families and of sporadic colorectal cancers with special biological features: An investigation on a series of 100 consecutive cases

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 901-906

  Furlan, D ^a   Tibiletti, M G ^b   Taborelli, M ^a   Albarello, L ^a   Cornaggia, M ^b   Capella, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancers; Histological type; HNPCC; RER phenotype

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; COLON BIOPSY; COLORECTAL CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BASE PAIR MISMATCH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031687361     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008307611407     Document Type: Article

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