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*Abbreviated ''MSI cancers''.
*Abbreviated ''MSI cancers''.
===General===
===General===
*National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) in the USA recommends testing all individual with colorectal cancer that are under the age of 70 years.<ref>URL: [http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/821981 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/821981]. Accessed on: 12 January 2016.</ref>
*National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) in the USA recommends testing all individual with colorectal cancer that are under the age of 70 years.<ref>URL: [http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/821981 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/821981]. Accessed on: 12 January 2016.</ref> 
*A draft document (2015) from CAP, ASCO suggests testing all colorectal cancer cases for MSI.<ref>URL: [http://www.amp.org/committees/clinical_practice/documents/20150327CRCMMDraftRecommendationsforOCP-UPDATEDfinaldraft_001.pdf http://www.amp.org/committees/clinical_practice/documents/20150327CRCMMDraftRecommendationsforOCP-UPDATEDfinaldraft_001.pdf]. Accessed on: 12 January 2016.</ref>
*Can be sporadic, i.e. non-syndromic.<ref name=pmid24199172>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Heinimann | first1 = K. | title = Toward a Molecular Classification of Colorectal Cancer: The Role of Microsatellite Instability Status. | journal = Front Oncol | volume = 3 | issue =  | pages = 272 | month =  | year = 2013 | doi = 10.3389/fonc.2013.00272 | PMID = 24199172 }}</ref>
*Can be sporadic, i.e. non-syndromic.<ref name=pmid24199172>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Heinimann | first1 = K. | title = Toward a Molecular Classification of Colorectal Cancer: The Role of Microsatellite Instability Status. | journal = Front Oncol | volume = 3 | issue =  | pages = 272 | month =  | year = 2013 | doi = 10.3389/fonc.2013.00272 | PMID = 24199172 }}</ref>
*Strong association with [[Lynch syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Mensenkamp | first1 = AR. | last2 = Vogelaar | first2 = IP. | last3 = van Zelst-Stams | first3 = WA. | last4 = Goossens | first4 = M. | last5 = Ouchene | first5 = H. | last6 = Hendriks-Cornelissen | first6 = SJ. | last7 = Kwint | first7 = MP. | last8 = Hoogerbrugge | first8 = N. | last9 = Nagtegaal | first9 = ID. | title = Somatic mutations in MLH1 and MSH2 are a Frequent Cause of Mismatch-repair Deficiency in Lynch Syndrome-like Tumors. | journal = Gastroenterology | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Dec | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.12.002 | PMID = 24333619 }}</ref><ref name=pmid24199172/>
*Strong association with [[Lynch syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Mensenkamp | first1 = AR. | last2 = Vogelaar | first2 = IP. | last3 = van Zelst-Stams | first3 = WA. | last4 = Goossens | first4 = M. | last5 = Ouchene | first5 = H. | last6 = Hendriks-Cornelissen | first6 = SJ. | last7 = Kwint | first7 = MP. | last8 = Hoogerbrugge | first8 = N. | last9 = Nagtegaal | first9 = ID. | title = Somatic mutations in MLH1 and MSH2 are a Frequent Cause of Mismatch-repair Deficiency in Lynch Syndrome-like Tumors. | journal = Gastroenterology | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Dec | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.12.002 | PMID = 24333619 }}</ref><ref name=pmid24199172/>
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