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Immunohistochemical Expression of MMR Proteins with Clinicopathological Correlation in Colorectal Cancer in Egypt
Author(s) -
Nahed Soliman,
Deaa Fekri Morsi,
Noha A.H. Helmy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2019.357
Subject(s) - microsatellite instability , medicine , msh6 , pms2 , lynch syndrome , msh2 , immunohistochemistry , colorectal cancer , perineural invasion , dna mismatch repair , signet ring cell , mlh1 , lymphovascular invasion , pathology , oncology , stage (stratigraphy) , adenocarcinoma , cancer , metastasis , biology , microsatellite , allele , gene , paleontology , biochemistry
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is the genetic pathway underlying 15% of sporadic colorectal carcinoma (CRC) and hereditary non-polyposis CRC. MSI-H CRC has a distinct clinicopathological characteristic including excess mucin and signet ring component, proximal colon, Crohn's like reaction, lymphocytic infiltration, and better survival.

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