Microsatellite Instability
"Microsatellite Instability" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The occurrence of highly polymorphic mono- and dinucleotide MICROSATELLITE REPEATS in somatic cells. It is a form of genome instability associated with defects in DNA MISMATCH REPAIR.
| Descriptor ID |
D053842
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.362.590 G05.365.590.335.590 G05.370.590
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| Concept/Terms |
Replication Error Phenotype- Replication Error Phenotype
- Error Phenotype, Replication
- Error Phenotypes, Replication
- Phenotype, Replication Error
- Phenotypes, Replication Error
- Replication Error Phenotypes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microsatellite Instability" by people in Profiles.
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Left-sided colorectal cancer distinct in indigenous African patients compared to other ethnic groups in South Africa. BMC Cancer. 2022 Oct 24; 22(1):1089.
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Microsatellite Instability assessment in Black South African Colorectal Cancer patients reveal an increased incidence of suspected Lynch syndrome. Sci Rep. 2019 10 21; 9(1):15019.