Genetic and epigenetic modification of MLH1 accounts for a major share of microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancers

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1773-1779

  Kuismanen, Shannon A ^a   Holmberg, Mari T ^a   Salovaara, Reijo ^a   de la Chapell, Albert ^b   Peltomäki, Päivi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033847512     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65048-1     Document Type: Article

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