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The association of vascular endothelial growth factor related SNPs and circulating iron levels might depend on body mass index.
Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) - 18 Jan 2022
Chedid Pia, Salami Ali, Ibrahim Mariam, Visvikis-Siest Sophie, El Shamieh Said
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is an essential regulator of vascular biology. In addition to the well-established role in angiogenesis, circulating VEGF levels were found elevated in severely anemic patients, pointing out that anemia might affect the progression of angiogenesis in malignant and benign diseases through the alteration of VEGF levels. Ten single nucleotide...
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