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Defects in mismatch repair increase cancer risk and influence treatment selection

AoS. Defects in mismatch repair increase cancer risk and influence treatment selection

Microsatellites are formed by 1-6 nucleotide base pairs that are repeated in direct order 5-50 times. Repetitive DNA including microsatellites are mainly present in non-coding DNA regions that occupy more than 97% of the nuclear DNA. They