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No association between polymorphism in the vascular endothelial growth factor gene at position -460 and sporadic prostate cancer in the Turkish population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Mar 2008
Onen Ilke H, Konac Ece, Eroglu Muzaffer, Guneri Cagri, Biri Hasan, Ekmekci Abdullah
Abstract excerpt
The development and progression of prostate cancer (PCa) has biologically and genetically remained a mystery. A man's risk of developing PCa is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Angiogenic cytokines like vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) play a pivotal role in tumor angiogenesis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in angiogenesis-dependent genes affect the sensibility of cancer...
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