PCR versus immunohistochemistry for microsatellite instability

J Mol Diagn. 2008 Mar;10(2):181-2; author reply 181. doi: 10.2353/jmoldx.2008.070147. Epub 2008 Feb 14.

Abstract

This Correspondence relates to “Heterogeneous Staining for Mismatch Repair Proteins during Population-Based Prescreening for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer” (J Mol Diagn 2007, 9:472–478)

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Base Pair Mismatch
  • DNA Repair
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry / methods*
  • Microsatellite Instability*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*