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Association between VEGF gene promoter polymorphisms and bladder cancer: An updated meta-analysis.
Cytokine - 1 Jul 2020
Chen Chih-Heng, Ho Chen-Hsun, Kuan-Hua Huang Steven, Shen Cheng-Huang, Wu Chia-Chang, Wang Yuan-Hung
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BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the key regulator of angiogenesis in the development of various cancers. Previous studies have examined the relationship between VEGF gene promoter polymorphisms such as -2578C/A and -460C/T and bladder cancer risk; however, these results are inconclusive. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to investigate the association between VEGF gene promoter...
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