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Polymorphisms in the hypoxia inducible factor 1-alpha and the impact on the prognosis of early stages of oral cancer.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Aug 2009
Muñoz-Guerra Mario Fernando, Fernández-Contreras María Encarnación, Moreno Ana Laura Capote, Martín Irene Domínguez, Herráez Belén, Gamallo Carlos
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BACKGROUND: Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is the key regulator of cellular responses to hypoxia and presumably plays a central role in the control of tumor growth. Polymorphisms or mutations increasing its activity and stability in vitro under normoxia have recently been identified. In this...
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