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SUBMITTER: Inada R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4326154 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Inada Ryo R Sekine Shigeki S Taniguchi Hirokazu H Tsuda Hitoshi H Katai Hitoshi H Fujiwara Toshiyoshi T Kushima Ryoji R
World journal of gastroenterology 20150201 7
<h4>Aim</h4>To analyze the mismatch repair (MMR) status and the ARID1A expression as well as their clinicopathological significance in gastric adenocarcinomas.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined the expressions of MMR proteins and ARID1A by immunohistochemistry in consecutive 489 primary gastric adenocarcinomas. The results were further correlated with clinicopathological variables.<h4>Results</h4>The loss of any MMR protein expression, indicative of MMR deficiency, was observed in 38 cases (7.8%) and w ...[more]