Article
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) -2578C/A and -460C/T gene polymorphisms and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis involving 11 case-control studies.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Song Ning, Liu Bao, Wu Jianling, Zhang Rufang, Duan Lin, He Wenshu, Zhang Congmin
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this meta-analysis is to generate large-scale evidence on whether common vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphisms (-2578C/A [dbSNP: rs699947] and -460C/T [dbSNP: rs833061]) are associated with lung cancer. A literature search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochr...
Topics
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Odds Ratio
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Publication Bias
- Risk
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A