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COX-2 polymorphisms in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
Oncology research - 1 Jan 2009
Peters Wilbert H M, te Morsche Rene H M, Roelofs Hennie M J, Mathus-Vliegen Elisabeth M H, Berkhout Marloes, Nagengast Fokko M
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Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme involved in the synthesis of prostaglandins and thromboxanes, which are regulators of biologic processes such as inflammation, cell proliferation, and angiogenesis. COX-2 has been found overexpressed in (pre)malignant tissues and may be relevant to cancer dev...
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