"MutS Homolog 2 Protein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A highly conserved eukaryotic homolog of the MUTS DNA MISMATCH-BINDING PROTEIN. It plays an essential role in meiotic RECOMBINATION and DNA REPAIR of mismatched NUCLEOTIDES.
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D051718
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D08.811.074.844.750 D08.811.277.040.025.292.750 D12.776.260.556.750 D12.776.624.664.700.130
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "MutS Homolog 2 Protein" by people in Profiles.
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Relationship between microsatellite instability, response and survival in palliative patients with colorectal cancer undergoing first-line chemotherapy. Anticancer Res. 2003 Mar-Apr; 23(2C):1773-7.
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in young colorectal cancer patients: high-risk clinic versus population-based registry. Gastroenterology. 2002 Apr; 122(4):940-7.
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Efficient detection of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer gene carriers by screening for tumor microsatellite instability before germline genetic testing. Gastroenterology. 2001 Jan; 120(1):21-30.