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Association of VEGF genetic polymorphisms with prostate carcinoma risk and clinical outcome.
Cytokine - 1 Jul 2006
Sfar Sana, Hassen Elham, Saad Hamadi, Mosbah Faouzi, Chouchane Lotfi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent stimulus of angiogenesis that has an important role in many human malignancies including prostate carcinoma (PCa). We evaluated the role of the functional VEGF polymorphisms as genetic markers for PCa susceptibility and prognosis. METHODS: The study included 101 patients with PCa and [corrected] 100 age-matched healthy men. The VEGF genotypes...
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