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Mutation analysis of hypoxia-inducible factors HIF1A and HIF2A in renal cell carcinoma.
Anticancer research - 1 Nov 2009
Morris Mark R, Hughes David J, Tian Ya-Min, Ricketts Christopher J, Lau Kah Weng, Gentle Dean, Shuib Salwati, Serrano-Fernandez Pablo, Lubinski Jan, Wiesener Michael S, Pugh Christopher W, Latif Farida, Ratcliffe Peter J, Maher Eamonn R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inactivation of the Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumour suppressor gene leading to overexpression of hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIF)-1alpha and -2alpha is a critical event in the pathogenesis of most clear cell renal cell carcinomas (RCC). HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha share sign...
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