Clinical and pathologic significance of microsatellite instability in endometrial cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 406-410

  Wong, Y F ^a,c   Ip, T Y ^a   Chung, T K H ^a   Cheung, T H ^a   Hampton, G M ^b   Wang, V W ^b   Chang, A M Z ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Instability; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032697391     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1999.99054.x     Document Type: Article

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