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Polymorphisms in HIF-1alpha affect presence of lymph node metastasis and can influence tumor size in squamous-cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx.
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 1 May 2013
Mera-Menéndez F, Hinojar-Gutiérrez A, Guijarro Rojas M, de Gregorio J García, Mera-Menéndez E, Sánchez J J, Quintanilla M, Cerezo L, Gamallo C
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BACKGROUND: HIF-1alpha plays a key role in the development and progression of cancer. Its polymorphic variants C1772T and G1790A have been associated with greater susceptibility to cancer and increased tumor progression. METHODS: We determined the distribution of these polymorphisms among 121 pat...
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