Diseases

Microsatellite Instability

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.

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Abstract

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.

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7 entry terms
  • Instability, Microsatellite
  • Replication Error Phenotype
  • Error Phenotype, Replication
  • Error Phenotypes, Replication
  • Phenotype, Replication Error
  • Phenotypes, Replication Error
  • Replication Error Phenotypes

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, radiation effects.

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History Note

2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Microsatellite Repeats (1994-2006)

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  1. C23.550.362w.590w
  2. G05.365w.590w.335w.590w
  3. G05.370w.590w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Microsatellite Instability. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053842. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053842
  2. Microsatellite Instability. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsatellite_instability
  3. Microsatellite Instability. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q488212