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The role of vascular endothelial growth factor -634 G/C and its soluble receptor on chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2016
Ratnasari Neneng, Nurdjanah Siti, Sadewa Ahmad H, Hakimi Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene -634 G/C (rs2010963) influences the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There have been no studies on the role of VEGF SNP -634 G/C in chronic liver disease (CLD). The aim of the present study was to analyse the correlation between VEGF SNP -634 and the clinical severity of CLD and...
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