Current Hypotheses on How Microsatellite Instability Leads to Enhanced Survival of Lynch Syndrome Patients
High levels of microsatellite instability (MSI-high) are a cardinal feature of colorectal tumors from patients with Lynch Syndrome. Other key characteristics of Lynch Syndrome are that these patients experience fewer metastases and have enhanced survival when compared to patients diagnosed with micr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/170432 |