Article
Vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphisms in gastric cancer development, prognosis, and survival.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2006
Tzanakis Nikolaos, Gazouli Maria, Rallis George, Giannopoulos George, Papaconstantinou Ioannis, Theodoropoulos George, Pikoulis Emmanouil, Tsigris Christos, Karakitsos Petros, Peros George, Nikiteas Nikolaos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Angiogenesis plays an important role in growth, progression, and metastasis of tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) overexpression has been associated with advanced stage and poor survival in several cancers. METHODS: The association of functional single nucleotide polymo...
Topics
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Disease Progression
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Lymph Nodes
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
