Article
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphisms and breast cancer risk in a Chinese population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013
Luo Ting, Chen Long, He Ping, Hu Qian-Cheng, Zhong Xiao-Rong, Sun Yu, Yang Yuan-Fu, Tian Ting-Lun, Zheng Hong
Abstract excerpt
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent regulator of angiogenesis and thereby involved in the development and progression of solid tumours. Associations between three VEGF gene polymorphisms (-634 G/C, +936 C/T, and +1612 G/A) and breast cancer risk have been extensively studied, bu...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
- Case-Control Studies
- China
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Grading
- Neoplasm Staging
