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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2005; 11(18): 2781-2783
Published online May 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2781
Published online May 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2781
Dinucleotide microsatellite repeats are essential for the diagnosis of microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer in Asian patients
Manuel Salto-Tellez, Evelyn Siew-Chuan Koay, Department of Pathology, National University of Singapore and Molecular Diagnosis Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore
Soo-Yong Tan, Department of Pathology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Lily-Lily Chiu, Molecular Diagnosis Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Health Services Development Program, Ministry of Health, Singapore (Project Reference No.: HSDP01N02). The study was carried out following the ethical approval of our Institutional Review Board (IRB Reference Code 03.104)
Correspondence to: Associate Professor Evelyn Siew-Chuan Koay, Department of Pathology, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore. patkoaye@nus.edu.sg
Telephone: +65-67724564 Fax: +65-67751757
Received: October 23, 2004
Revised: October 24, 2004
Accepted: December 1, 2004
Published online: May 14, 2005
Revised: October 24, 2004
Accepted: December 1, 2004
Published online: May 14, 2005
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