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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α polymorphisms and risk of cancer metastasis: a meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Qian, Chen Yan, Zhang Bin, Shi Bin, Weng Wenjun, Chen Zhipeng, Guo Nannan, Hua Yibing, Zhu Lingjun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HIF-1α is a major regulator in tumor progression and metastasis which responds to hypoxia. Many studies have demonstrated that hypoxia-inducible factor1-α (HIF-1α) polymorphisms are significantly associated with cancer metastasis, but the results are inconsistent. We conducted a compr...
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