Microsatellite instability in benign skin lesions in hereditary non- polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 901-905

  Swale, Victoria J ^a,d   Quinn, Anthony G ^a   Wheeler, James M ^b   Beck, Nicholas E ^b   Dove Edwin, Isis ^c   Thomas, Huw J W ^c   Bodmer, Walter F ^b   Bataille, Veronique A ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; HNPCC; Screening, skin

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA REPAIR; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MUIR TORRE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0033376697     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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