Table 1.
Frequency of MSI-H phenotype in unselected ovarian cancers
| Reference | Study location | No. markers | Sample size | No. MSI-H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen et al., 2000 (21) | Buffalo, NY | 4 | 26 | 1 (4%) |
| Alvi et al., 2001 (22) | St. Louis, MO | 5 | 43 | 3 (7%) |
| Buller et al., 2001 (23) | Iowa City, IA | 6 | 116 | 24 (20%) |
| Codegoni et al., 1999 (24) | Milan, Italy | 8 | 31 | 8 (26%) |
| Dellas et al., 2004 (25) | Basel, Switzerland | 5 | 66 | 20 (30%) |
| Fujita et al., 1995 (36) | Osaka, Japan | 4 | 47 | 8 (17%) |
| Geisler et al., 2003 (10) | Iowa City, IA | 6 | 107 | 21 (20%) |
| Gras et al., 2001 (11) | Barcelona, Spain | 5 | 42 | 2 (5%) |
| Han et al., 1993 (27) | Seoul, Korea | 4 | 19 | 1 (5%) |
| Iwabuchi et al., 1995 (28) | New Haven, CT | 66 | 95 | 6 (6%) |
| King et al., 1995 (29) | New Haven, CT and Friedburg, Germany | 2 | 41 | 7 (17%) |
| Kobayashi et al., 1995 (30) | Hokkaido, Japan | 5 | 68 | 2 (3%) |
| Krajinovic et al., 1998 (31) | Montreal, Canada | 8 | 12 | 2 (17%) |
| Osborne et al., 1994 (32) | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 9 | 25 | 2 (8%) |
| Shih et al., 1998 (33) | Queensland, Australia | 69 | 31 | 0 (0%) |
| Sood et al., 1996 (34) | Iowa City, IA | 10 | 68 | 25 (37%) |
| Sood et al., 2001 (35) | Iowa City, IA | 14 | 109 | 13 (12%) |
| Tangir et al., 1996 (36) | Boston, MA | 13 | 31 | 0 (0%) |