MicroSatellite Instability
Key Facts
Abbreviation
MSI
Pronunciation
/ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsætəlaɪt ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
NASA
Examples in Context
- Objective To study the expressions and significances of microsatellite instability ( MSI ) in gastric carcinoma.
- Objective To investigate the role of microsatellite instability in the carcinogenesis and development of gastric cancer.
- Analysis of loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability of chromosome in human cervical carcinoma
- Microsatellite instability ( MSI ) has been reported in various tumors, with colon cancer as the prototype.
- Such tumors display microsatellite instability, an acquired genetic characteristic that indicates defects in DNA-repair machinery.
Other meanings of MSI
Micro Star International
Business
Microsoft Software Installation
Computing
Mindless Self Indulgence
Internet
Motorola Solutions Inc
Business
Message-Signaled Interrupt
Computing
Minority Serving Institution
Academic