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Common single nucleotide polymorphism of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha and its impact on the clinicopathological features of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Chinese journal of digestive diseases - 1 Jan 2005
Ling Ting Sheng, Shi Rui Hua, Zhang Guo Xin, Zhu Hong, Yu Lian Zhen, Ding Xia Feng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Angiogenesis is one of the most important molecular events in solid tumor development and growth, in which hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha is a key regulator and plays an important role. Studies have shown that a single nucleotide polymorphism (C1772T) in the HIF-1alpha gene exerts a large effect on the phenotype of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and renal cell carcinoma. But the...
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