Microsatellite Instability

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.362.590 G05.365.590.335.590 G05.370.590
Concept/Terms	Microsatellite Instability Microsatellite Instability Instability, Microsatellite 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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Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Genomic Instability [C23.550.362]
Microsatellite Instability [C23.550.362.590]
Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Genetic Variation [G05.365]
Mutation [G05.365.590]
Genomic Instability [G05.365.590.335]
Microsatellite Instability [G05.365.590.335.590]
Genomic Instability [G05.370]
Microsatellite Instability [G05.370.590]

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