Microsatellite instability and cytogenetic survey in myeloid leukemias

Microsatellites are short tandem repeat sequences dispersed throughout the genome. Their instability at multiple genetic loci may result from mismatch repair errors and it occurs in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. This instability is also found in many sporadic cancers. In order to evalua...

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Main Authors: E.M.S.F. Ribeiro, J.M. Rodriguez, V.M. Cóser, M.G. Sotero, J.M. Fonseca Neto, R. Pasquini, I.J. Cavalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000200003