Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels and mutation of the BRCA1 gene in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-288

  Tarnowski, B ^b   Chudecka Glaz A ^b   Gorski B ^a   Rzepka Gorska I ^b  

^a International Hereditary Cancer Center   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BRCA1 mutation; Breast cancer; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MUTATION; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 12344334365     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-004-0779-0     Document Type: Article

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