label: BAT Locus
label_lc: bat locus
description: "Microsatellite repeats that have been used as markers of microsatellite instability.  BAT26, a poly(A) tract in MSH2 intron 5, is one example of a BAT locus.  Presence of alterations in the BAT26 locus, detected in stool samples, may be an easy and non-invasive detection method for colorectal cancer."