MRE11-deficiency associated with improved long-term disease free survival and overall survival in a subset of stage III colon cancer patients in randomized CALGB 89803 trial.

PURPOSE:Colon cancers deficient in mismatch repair (MMR) may exhibit diminished expression of the DNA repair gene, MRE11, as a consequence of contraction of a T11 mononucleotide tract. This study investigated MRE11 status and its association with prognosis, survival and drug response in patients wit...

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Main Authors: Thomas Pavelitz, Lindsay Renfro, Nathan R Foster, Amber Caracol, Piri Welsch, Victoria Valinluck Lao, William B Grady, Donna Niedzwiecki, Leonard B Saltz, Monica M Bertagnolli, Richard M Goldberg, Peter S Rabinovitch, Mary Emond, Raymond J Monnat, Nancy Maizels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4195600?pdf=render