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Role of +405C>G and +936C>T polymorphisms of the vascular endothelial growth factor gene and risk of esophageal cancer in the Kashmiri population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2015
Qasim Iqbal, Bhat Imtiyaz Ahmad, Masoodi Khalid Zafar, Shah Zafar Amin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The gene for the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which promotes angiogenesis and permeability, is polymorphic. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between +936C>T and +404C>G polymorphism of VEGF with risk of esophageal cancer in the Kashmiri population in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 150 esophageal cancer patients and 150 unrelated healthy controls were genotyped...
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