Tumor and normal tissue DNA samples were obtained from 40 patients with early-onset (< 50 y) gastric carcinomas and assayed for APC and CTNNB1 mutations, microsatellite instability, and methylation of the promoters of the hMLH1, TIMP3, THBS1, DAP- K, GSTP1 , APC, and MINT2.
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Microsatellite Instability