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Potentially functional genetic variants in KDR gene as prognostic markers in patients with resected colorectal cancer.
Cancer science - 1 Mar 2012
Dong Guanglong, Guo Xu, Fu Xiaoying, Wan Shaogui, Zhou Feng, Myers Ronald E, Bao Guoqiang, Burkart Ashlie, Yang Hushan, Xing Jinliang
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Angiogenesis plays a key role in the development and treatment response of various tumors. The signaling transductions mediated by the binding of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to its receptor KDR (kinase insert domain receptor) is the most important pathway in tumor angiogenesis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VEGF have been extensively implicated in the etiology and treatment outcome of...
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