Article
The role of vascular endothelial growth factor a polymorphisms in breast cancer.
International journal of molecular sciences - 13 Nov 2012
Sa-Nguanraksa Doonyapat, O-Charoenrat Pornchai
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females and the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, plays an important role in the development and progression of breast cancer. Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), the key modulator of angiogenesis, is highly expressed in cancer tissue and correlates with its more aggressive features....
Topics
- Animals
- Breast Neoplasms
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
- Polymorphism, Genetic
