MicroSatellite Instability

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MSI
Pronunciation
/ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsætəlaɪt ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
NASA

Examples in Context

  1. Objective To study the expressions and significances of microsatellite instability ( MSI ) in gastric carcinoma.
  2. Objective To investigate the role of microsatellite instability in the carcinogenesis and development of gastric cancer.
  3. Analysis of loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability of chromosome in human cervical carcinoma
  4. Microsatellite instability ( MSI ) has been reported in various tumors, with colon cancer as the prototype.
  5. Such tumors display microsatellite instability, an acquired genetic characteristic that indicates defects in DNA-repair machinery.

Other meanings of MSI