Frequency of Mismatch Repair Protein Deficiency in a Puerto Rican Population with Colonic Adenoma and Adenocarcinoma

Conclusion: When compared to prior reports, this study suggests a lower frequency of MSI among the Puerto Rican population. The higher prevalence of MLH1 mutations correlates with previous studies of protein expression among the Hispanic community including Colombian, Uruguay and Brazilian populations.

Source: Cancer Genomics and Proteomics - July 5, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: REVERON, D., LOPEZ, C., GUTIERREZ, S., SAYEGH, Z. E., ANTONIA, T., DUTIL, J., MALAFA, M., COPPOLA, D. Tags: Article Source Type: research