National Cancer Institute (source definition)
Microsatellite Instability Analysis
A laboratory procedure to detect microsatellite instability.
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References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Microsatellite Instability Analysis (C63331)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C63331. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Mismatch Repair Protein and Microsatellite Instability Analysis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. — J Clin Med, 2026-02-11 (PMID 41753099; literature)
- Detection of urothelial carcinoma in Lynch syndrome using microsatellite instability analysis of urine cell-free DNA. — EBioMedicine, 2025-10-25 (PMID 41138669; literature)
- Evaluation of microsatellite instability patterns in mismatch repair deficiency: a retrospective analysis of 285 endometrial cancers. — Front Immunol, 2025-09-17 (PMID 41041321; literature)
- Prognostic and Predictive Value of Microsatellite Instability Analysis in Circulating Tumor DNA Using Digital Droplet PCR for Patients With Microsatellite Instability Colorectal Cancers. — Lab Invest, 2025-04-15 (PMID 40246285; literature)
- One-instrument, objective microsatellite instability analysis using high-resolution melt. — PLoS One, 2024-04-25 (PMID 38662796; literature)
- Qualification of the Microsatellite Instability Analysis (MSA) for Bladder Cancer Detection: The Technical Challenges of Concordance Analysis. — Int J Mol Sci, 2023-12-22 (PMID 38203379; literature)
What it is
A laboratory procedure to detect microsatellite instability.
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C63331. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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