Replication error phenotype

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The positive replication error phenotype (RER+) defines a subgroup of tumors that have been documented well in Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). More recently, this phenotype also has been described in breast carcinoma and is a predictor of metastases. [1]