Immunohistochemistry for hMLH1 and hMSH2: A practical test for DNA mismatch repair-deficient tumors

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1248-1255

  Marcus, Victoria A ^a   Madlensky, Lisa ^a   Gryfe, Robert ^a   Kim, Hyeja ^a   So, Kelvin ^a   Millar, Anna ^a   Temple, Larissa K F ^a   Hsieh, Eugene ^a   Hiruki, Tad ^a   Narod, Steven ^b   Bapat, Bharati V ^a   Gallinger, Steven ^a   Redston, Mark ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colorectal carcinoma; DNA mismatch repair; Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; HMLH1 gene; HMSH2 gene; Immunohistochemistry; Microsatellite instability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; BASE PAIR MISMATCH; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA REPAIR; DNA, NEOPLASM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, DCC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS;

EID: 0032852979     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199910000-00010     Document Type: Article

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