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Interaction among variant vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor in relation to prostate cancer risk.
The Prostate - 1 Mar 2010
VanCleave Tiva T, Moore Jason H, Benford Marnita L, Brock Guy N, Kalbfleisch Ted, Baumgartner Richard N, Lillard James W, Kittles Rick A, Kidd La Creis R
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BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PCa) incidence and mortality are disproportionately high among African-American (AA) men. Its detection and perhaps its disparities could be improved through the identification of genetic susceptibility biomarkers within essential biological pathways. Interactions among highly variant genes, central to angiogenesis, may modulate susceptibility for prostate cancer, as previous...
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