Immunohistochemical pattern of hMSH2/hMLH1 in familial and sporadic colorectal, gastric, endometrial and ovarian carcinomas with instability in microsatellite sequences

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 438, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-48

  Chiaravalli, Anna Maria ^a   Furlan, Daniela ^b   Facco, Carla ^a   Tibiletti, Maria Grazia ^a   Dionigi, Adriana ^b   Casati, Barbara ^b   Albarello, Luca ^b   Riva, Cristina ^a   Capella, Carlo ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrial and ovarian carcinomas; Gastric and colorectal carcinomas; hMLH1 and hMSH2 genes; Immunohistochemistry; Microsatellite instability

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA; DNA REPAIR; DNA, NEOPLASM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035144251     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280000325     Document Type: Article

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