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Microsatellite instability and its significance in cervical and endometrial cancers.

Ip Toi Yan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-105). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / CONTENTS --- p.i-iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv / ABSTRACT --- p.v-vi / Chapter Chapter One --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1-2 / Chapter Chapter Two --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.3-37 / Chapter 2.1 --- Epidemiology and Etiology of Cervical and Endometrial Cancers --- p.3-4 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Epidemiology and Etiology of Cervical cancer --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- Incidence and Mortality --- p.4-6 / Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- Etiology --- p.6-8 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Epidemiology and Etiology of Endometrial Cancer --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Incidence and Mortality --- p.9-11 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Rick Factors --- p.11-14 / Chapter 2.2 --- Pathology of Cervical and Endometrial Cancers --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Pathology of Cervical Cancer --- p.14-15 / Chapter 2.2.1.1 --- Macroscopic Appearance --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.1.2 --- Histology --- p.15-18 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Staging of Cervical Cancer --- p.19-21 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Pathology of Endometrial Cancer --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Macroscopic Appearance --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Histology --- p.22-24 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Staging of Endometrial Cancer --- p.24-25 / Chapter 2.2 --- Introduction to Microsatellite Instability (MI) --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- DNA structure --- p.25-27 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Microsatellite --- p.27-28 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Mismatch Repair (MMR) --- p.28-29 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Microsatellite Instability (MI) --- p.30-33 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Microsatellite Instability in various cancers --- p.33-37 / Chapter Chapter Three --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.38-50 / Chapter 3.1 --- Materials --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Patients and Specimens --- p.38-39 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Chemicals and Reagents --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1.2.1 --- Chemicals --- p.39-40 / Chapter 3.1.2.2 --- Solution --- p.40-41 / Chapter 3.1.2.3 --- Microsatellite Markers --- p.42 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Major Equipment --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methodology --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- DNA Extraction --- p.43-45 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- DNA Amplification --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- End-labeling of Primer --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Electrophoresis of PCR Products and Autoradiography --- p.46-49 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Determination Of Microsatellite Instability (MI) --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3 --- Statistical Analyses --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter Four --- Result --- p.51-66 / Chapter 4.1 --- Microsatellite Instability in Cervical Cancer --- p.51 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Prevalence of MI in Cervical Cancer --- p.51 -54 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- MI and Age in Cervical Cancer --- p.55 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- MI and Histological Type in Cervical Cancer --- p.55-56 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- MI and Histologic Grades in Cervical Cancer --- p.56-57 / Chapter 4.1.5 --- MI and Clinical stage in Cervical Cancer --- p.57-58 / Chapter 4.1.6 --- MI and Clinical Status in Cervical Cancer --- p.58-59 / Chapter 4.2 --- Microsatellite Instability in Endometrial Cancer --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Prevalence of MI in Endometrial Cancer --- p.59-62 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- MI and Age Groups in Endometrial Cancer --- p.63 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- MI and Histological Type in Endometrial Cancer --- p.63-64 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- MI and Histologic Grades in Endometrial Cancer --- p.64-65 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- MI and Clinical stage of Endometrial Cancer --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- MI and Clinical Status in Endometrial Cancer --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter Five --- Discussion --- p.67-77 / Chapter 5.1 --- MI detection --- p.67-71 / Chapter 5.2 --- MI of Cervical Cancer --- p.71 -74 / Chapter 5.3 --- MI of Endometrial Cancer --- p.74-77 / Chapter Chapter Six --- Conclusions --- p.78-80 / Reference --- p.81-112 / Appendix --- p.113-114

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322868
Date January 1999
ContributorsIp, Toi Yan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Surgical Sciences.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vi, 105 leaves : ill. (some mounted) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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