Microsatellite Instability

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.

Year introduced: 2007

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Tree Number(s): C23.550.362.590, G05.365.590.335.590, G05.370.590

MeSH Unique ID: D053842

Entry Terms:

• Instability, Microsatellite
• Replication Error Phenotype
• Error Phenotype, Replication
• Error Phenotypes, Replication
• Phenotype, Replication Error
• Phenotypes, Replication Error
• Replication Error Phenotypes

Previous Indexing:

• Microsatellite Repeats (1994-2006)

See Also:

• Microsatellite Repeats

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Diseases Category
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Genomic Instability
Microsatellite Instability

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Genetic Variation
Mutation
Genomic Instability
Microsatellite Instability

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Genomic Instability
Microsatellite Instability