MSI in endometrial carcinoma: Absence of MLH1 promoter methylation is associated with increased familial risk for cancers

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 697-704

  Whelan, Alison J ^a   Babb, Sheri ^a   Mutch, David G ^a   Rader, Janet ^a   Herzog, Thomas J ^a   Todd, Christina ^a   Ivanovich, Jennifer L ^a   Goodfellow, Paul J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Familial risk for cancer; Mismatch repair; Tumor MSI

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHYLATION; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MISMATCH REPAIR; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS;

EID: 0036102571     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10429     Document Type: Article

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