Article
Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in vascular endothelial growth factor gene with bladder cancer risk.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Jun 2013
Jaiswal Praveen Kumar, Tripathi Nidhi, Shukla Alka, Mittal Rama Devi
Abstract excerpt
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an endothelial cell-specific potent mitogen involved in a number of pathologic processes, including angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis. Polymorphisms of VEGF gene have been associated with susceptibility to several cancers. VEGF gene susceptibi...
Topics
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk Factors
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A