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Role of VEGF-C gene polymorphisms in susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma and its pathological development.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 May 2014
Hsieh Ming-Chang, Hsu Hui-Ting, Hsiao Pei-Ching, Yang Shun-Fa, Yeh Chao-Bin, Bien Mauo-Ying, Lin Chien-Huang, Chien Ming-Hsien
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BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C), an angiogenic/lymphangiogenic factor with high expression levels in tumor tissues, plays important roles in the development of several malignancies including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of this study was to examine whether VEGF-C gene polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to HCC and its clinicopathological development. METHODS:...
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