Detection of Microsatellite Instability: State of the Art and Future Applications in Circulating Tumour DNA (ctDNA)

Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a molecular scar resulting from a defective mismatch repair system (dMMR) and associated with various malignancies. MSI tumours are characterized by the accumulation of mutations throughout the genome and particularly clustered in highly repetitive microsatellite...

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Main Authors: Pauline Gilson, Jean-Louis Merlin, Alexandre Harlé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/7/1491