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Abundant class of human DNA polymorphisms which can be typed using the polymerase chain reaction.

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Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +14

The human mutator gene homolog MSH2 and its association with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer

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Ubiquitous somatic mutations in simple repeated sequences reveal a new mechanism for colonic carcinogenesis

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Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +17

Hypermutability and mismatch repair deficiency in RER+ tumor cells

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Life Sciences, Genetics, Oncology +17

Analysis of the VNTR locus D1S80 by the PCR followed by high-resolution PAGE.

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Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +4