Article
Association study of vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms in endometrial carcinomas in a Japanese population.
European journal of gynaecological oncology - 1 Jan 2008
Amano M, Yoshida S, Kennedy S, Takemura N, Deguchi M, Ohara N, Maruo T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the most potent endothelial cell mitogens and plays a critical role in angiogenesis of endometrial carcinomas. Several studies have demonstrated positive associations between VEGF gene polymorphisms and several carcinomas. In this study we investigated whether VEGF gene polymorphisms are associated with endometrial carcinomas in a Japanese population....
Topics
- Aged
- Asian People
- Carcinoma
- Case-Control Studies
- Endometrial Neoplasms
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate