Open AccessRole of detection of microsatellite instability in Chinese with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or ordinary hereditary colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Wenzhi Liu,
Feng Jin,
Zhenhai Zhang,
Shubao Wang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4745
Subject(s) - microsatellite instability , colorectal cancer , medicine , cancer , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , oncology , mlh1 , dna mismatch repair , microsatellite , gene , biology , genetics , allele , physics , optics
To detect microsatellite instability (MSI) in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or ordinary hereditary colorectal cancer and to provide criteria for screening the kindreds with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer at molecular level.