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Analysis of EGF+61A>G polymorphism and EGF serum levels in Brazilian glioma patients treated with perillyl alcohol-based therapy.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Aug 2012
da Silveira Francisco das Chagas Abreu, Lopes Bruno de Almeida, da Fonseca Clovis Orlando, Quirico-Santos Thereza, de Palmer Paixão Izabel Christina Nunes, de Amorim Lidia Maria da Fonte
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Malignant gliomas are associated with alteration in EGF/EGFR signaling. Functional EGF+61A>G polymorphism is implicated with risk, recurrence, and progression of glioma. This study aimed to establish a putative association of EGF+61A>G with risk of glioma development, production of angiogenic growth factor EGF, and the response to perillyl alcohol administered by intranasal route. METHODS: The study...
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