For the purpose of prognostic evaluation microsatellite status was categorized as MSS (stable) versus MSI (instable) whether having instability in no (0) or more (≥1) markers, respectively.
In Survey I (2015), with more than 400 women veterans responding, respondents were asked about pet ownership during periods of housing instability, including whether they had pets they desired to keep with them and whether concern over being separated from such pets was considered reason enough not to go to a shelter.
These conditions have the potential to create instability -- whether real or perceived.
Increasing instability -- whether of the climate or national security -- simply reinforces the need for autocratic control from the top.
In the past decade or so, it has been postulated that a cancer must exhibit a " mutator phenotype" that leads to genomic instability, but whether or not the acquisition of a mutator phenotype is necessary for tumor progression remains unproven [ 45].
A seven-hour debate will be held, not to ask parliament what should be done to fight the current threats of extremism and instability but on whether, in principle, Britain should have four new nuclear submarines ready to use in 30 years' time.
Some analysts have warned that Russia could extend its actions in Ukraine and breed instability in Baltic states, whether through Russian-speaking minorities, energy policy or cyber warfare.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether instability of the pelvic ring as assessed by Tile's classification is a predictor of death in patients with pelvic fractures.
The profile of complications that can be expected after surgery for ACJ instability depends on whether the reconstruction is performed in the acute or chronic setting, on the type of fixation used, and on whether the reconstruction is performed using arthroscopy-assisted or open surgery.
To determine whether the less efficient growth arrest in G1 and shortened lifespan of nutrient-depleted cells ectopically expressing CLN3 are accompanied by accelerated age-dependent genome instability, we asked whether these cells suffer an increase in the frequency of mutations in the CAN1 gene, as measured by increased resistance to the toxic amino-acid analogue canavanine.
