Preliminary screening for microsatellite instability and loss of heterozygosity in the deleted in colorectal cancer (dcc) gene among Filipino patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma

• Main Authors: Arnante, Michael Ernesto S., Enriquez, Ma. Luisa D., Cao, Ernelea P., Natividad, Filipinas F.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Colon (Anatomy)—Cancer; Heterozygosity; Microsatellites (Genetics); Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2817
• Institution: De La Salle University

Objective. This study aimed to detect the presence of microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the Deleted in Colorectal Cancer (DCC) gene in normal and tumor tissues of Filipino colorectal cancer patients and examine its correlation with age, gender, tumor grade, tumor s...