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Loss of hMSH2 gene expression correlates with improved survival in patients with sporadic colorectal cancer

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  1. Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, pl. Hallera 1, 90-647, Lodz, Poland

    Ewa Langner, Karolina Przybylowska, Radzislaw Trzcinski, Michal Mik, Przemyslaw Galbfach & Adam Dziki

  2. Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Polish Mothers Memorial Hospital Research Institute Lodz, Rzgowska Str. 281, 93-338, Lodz, Poland

    Beata Smolarz, Hanna Romanowicz-Makowska & Andrzej Kulig

  3. Department of Medical Informatics and Statistics, Medical University of Lodz, pl. Hallera 1, 90-647, Lodz, Poland

    Janusz Smigileski

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Langner, E., Przybylowska, K., Trzcinski, R. et al. Loss of hMSH2 gene expression correlates with improved survival in patients with sporadic colorectal cancer. J Genet 89, 101–104 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-010-0001-6

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