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Associations between vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphisms and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Feb 2014
Xu Yipeng, Zhu Shaoxing
Abstract excerpt
Angiogenesis is crucial for the development and metastasis of common cancers, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key mediator in the process of angiogenesis. Numerous studies assessed the associations of VEGF 1154G/A and 2578C/A polymorphisms with prostate cancer risk, but the results were inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the possible associations. Relevant studies were...
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