"Microsatellite Instability" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D053842
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.362.590 G05.365.590.335.590 G05.370.590
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| Concept/Terms |
Replication Error Phenotype- Replication Error Phenotype
- Error Phenotype, Replication
- Error Phenotypes, Replication
- Phenotype, Replication Error
- Phenotypes, Replication Error
- Replication Error Phenotypes
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