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The single-nucleotide polymorphisms +936 C/T VEGF and -710 C/T VEGFR1 are associated with breast cancer protection in a Spanish population.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jun 2012
Rodrigues Patricia, Furriol Jessica, Tormo Eduardo, Ballester Sandra, Lluch Ana, Eroles Pilar
Abstract excerpt
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent regulator of angiogenesis and thereby involved in the development and progression of solid tumours. The association between polymorphisms of angiogenesis pathway genes and risk of breast cancer (BC) has been widely studied, but the results are not conclusive. This information is especially limited in Spanish women, so we decided to conduct a case-control...
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