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Effects of stromal cell-derived factor-1 and survivin gene polymorphisms on gastric cancer risk.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Mar 2013
Liarmakopoulos Emmanouil, Theodoropoulos George, Vaiopoulou Anna, Rizos Spyros, Aravantinos Gerasimos, Kouraklis Gregory, Nikiteas Nikolaos, Gazouli Maria
Abstract excerpt
Stromal-cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1), a CXC chemokine, is important for growth, angiogenesis and metastasis of tumor cells. The SDF1-3'A polymorphism has been investigated in various types of cancer; however, no information is currently available on its role in gastric cancer. Survivin is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis family of proteins and has a genetic...
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