Dong Kyung Jang

Steady-state levels of human DNA mismatch repair (MMR) transcripts and proteins were measured in MMR-proficient and -deficient cell lines by the newly developed competitive quantitative reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction and Western analysis normalized with purified proteins. In MMR-proficient cells, hMSH2 is the most abundant MMR protein and is expressed 3 to 5 times more than hMLH1. The hMLH1 protein was expressed 1.5 to 2.5 times more than hPMS2. Steady-state levels of mRNA expr

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The number of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) in Korea has increased. In addition, the number of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) associated with UC has also increased. Therefore, this population-based nationwide study was conducted to investigate the incidence of CRC in patients with UC in Korea and compare these results to those of studies conducted in other countries. METHODS: The Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID) reviewed 7061 case

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Colorectal cancers (CRCs) with microsatellite instability-high (MSI+) but without detectable germline mutation or hypermethylation in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes can be classified as Lynch-like syndrome (LLS). The underlying mechanism and clinical significances of LLS are largely unknown. We measured MSI and MMR protein expression in 4,765 consecutive CRC cases. Among these, MSI+ cases were further classified based on clinical parameters, germline sequencing of MMR genes or polymerase ε (POL

Acid suppressants such as histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are effective in preventing gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) users. Despite widespread acid suppressant use, there remain concerns about several potential risks of long-term use. Therefore, we investigated whether gastroprotective agents (GPAs) other than acid suppression therapy are effective in preventing NSAID-related GI injury. To this end, we st

In the patients with gastric cancer, CT-defined minimal ascites alone is rarely associated with peritoneal carcinomatosis, if it does not accompany other signs suggestive of malignant seeding. Therefore, consideration of active curative resection should not be hesitated, if CT-defined minimal ascites is the only delusive sign.

Page 18425, Table I: Table I as published contains errors in the primer sequence alignment. The corrected table is below.Table IPrimers for multiplex and competitive quantitative RT-PCR and sizes of the PCR products from target mRNAs and RNA standardTarget geneForward primerBackward primerSize of RT-PCR productSize differenceA, target mRNAB, RNA standard1A − B1bpβ-actin5′-TACCACTGGCATCGTGATGGACTC-3′5′-TCCTGCTTGCTGATCCACATCTGC-3′642491151hMSH65′-ACAAGGGGCTGGGTTAGCAAAAG-3′5′-AGTCACCATTCTCTTCCGCTTT