Vascular endothelial growth factor gene-460 C/T polymorphism is a biomarker for oral cancer.

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2004.12.009

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Vascular endothelial growth factor gene-460 C/T polymorphism is a biomarker for oral cancer.

Oral oncology - 1 May 2005

Ku Kuo-Tung, Wan Lei, Peng Hui-Chen, Tsai Ming-Hsui, Tsai Chang-Hai, Tsai Fuu-Jen

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Oral cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases in Taiwan. The incidence of male oral cancer is 9.01 times than that of female. The formation or progression of oral cancer may be associated with a polymorphism of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene. The most frequently see...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Female
Genetic Markers
Homozygote
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms
Odds Ratio
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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