Infrequent frameshift mutations in the simple repeat sequences of hMLH3 in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancers

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 61-64

  Akiyama, Yoshimitsu ^a   Nagasaki, Hiromi ^a   Nakajima, Tomoko ^a   Sakai, Hidekazu ^a   Nomizu, Tadashi ^b   Yuasa, Yasuhito ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOSHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; hMLH3; Microsatellite instability; Simple repeat sequences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA REPAIR; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SOMATIC MUTATION;

EID: 0035071694     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hye010     Document Type: Article

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