Value of pedigree/clinical data, immunohistochemistry and microsatellite instability analyses in reducing the cost of determining hMLH1 and hMSH2 gene mutations in patients with colorectal cancer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-54

  Debniak, T ^a   Kurzawski, G ^a   Gorski, B ^a   Kladny, J ^a   Domagala, W ^a   Lubinski, J ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clinical criteria; hMLH1; hMSH2; Immunohistochemistry; Microsatellite instability; Mutation detection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GERM LINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033971331     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00208-7     Document Type: Article

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