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Microsatellite Instability
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Definition
: The occurrence of highly polymorphic mono- and dinucleotide MICROSATELLITE REPEATS in somatic cells. It is a form of genome instability associated with defects in DNA MISMATCH REPAIR.
See Also
Microsatellite Repeats
Other names
Replication Error Phenotypes; Phenotypes, Replication Error; Phenotype, Replication Error; Instability, Microsatellite; Error Phenotypes, Replication; Error Phenotype, Replication; Replication Error Phenotype