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MSI Tumor Analysis Implicates Lynch Syndrome in Several New Cancer Types

Jun 04, 2018
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Andrea Anderson

CHICAGO (GenomeWeb) – A new pan-cancer analysis suggests that there may be a benefit to doing germline testing for Lynch syndrome in advanced cancer patients who have high microsatellite instability (MSI) in their tumors. 

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