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Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms in Turkish patients with sarcoidosis.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2008
Seyhan E C, Cetinkaya E, Altin S, Gunluoglu M Z, Demir A, Koksal V, Issever H
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphism at +813 locus of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene is considered to decrease predisposition to sarcoidosis. Our study aimed to investigate the roles of this polymorphism in the development and extent of sarcoidosis. We examined polymorphisms of the VEGF gene in 90 cases with histopathological diagnosis of sarcoidosis and in 110 healthy subjects. VEGF +813 gene polymorphisms were...
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