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Hypoxia-induced factor-1 alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor expression in BRCA1-related breast cancer: A prospective study in tertiary care hospital.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Sharma Manisha, Piplani Sanjay, Madan Manas, Manjari Mridu, Garg Saumil, Kaur Komalpreet
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INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is the commonest cause of death among middle aged women. BRCA1 associated tumors carry a poor prognosis. Angiogenesis is considered necessary for tumor growth and for its metastasis. Hypoxia stimulates HIF-1α which then activates transcription of various proangiogenic cytokines like VEGF. In the present study we examined HIF-1α expression, sVEGF levels and BRCA1 mutations and their...
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