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One of these molecular alterations is microsatellite instability (MSI) caused by mutation of MMR proteins (MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6). This study aimed to evaluate immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of MMR proteins in CRC and its correlation with clinicopathological findings in a sample of Iraqi patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective study included 35 patients with CRC from January 2023 to January 2024. Sections from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue were used and stained immunohistochemically using (MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6) markers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean age of CRC was 59.7 \u00b1 9.9 years, 45.7% of cases were located in the rectosigmoid. Most cases (88.6%) were adenocarcinoma and (97.1%) were moderately differentiated, 54.3% had T3 stage, and 65.7% had no lymphovascular invasion. Six cases (17.12%) had MSI (8.6% had loss of MSH6 and 8.6% had combined loss of MLH1 and MSH2), all were under 50 years of age, four (66.6%) cases were females, three (50%) cases located in the descending colon, four cases (66.6%) had mucinous carcinoma, three (50%) cases had T3 stage, three (50%) had nodal metastasis, and four cases (66.6%) had lymphovascular invasion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study shows that MSI has a highly significant association with young age and mucinous carcinoma. The combined loss of MLH1 and MSH2 was statistically and highly significant than other combinations. 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