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Microsatellite instability in endometrial cancer: New purpose for an old test
Author(s) -
Kurnit Katherine C.,
Westin Shan N.,
Coleman Robert L.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.32058
Subject(s) - microsatellite instability , lynch syndrome , endometrial cancer , medicine , microsatellite , cancer , gynecology , oncology , dna mismatch repair , genetics , biology , gene , colorectal cancer , allele
Historically, microsatellite instability testing has been used to identify patients with endometrial cancer with Lynch syndrome. It currently is also being used to identify those individuals who may be candidates for immunotherapy.