VEGF gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to colorectal cancer disease in Italian population

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-170

  Maltese, Paolo ^a   Canestrari, Emanuele ^a   Ruzzo, Annamaria ^a   Graziano, Francesco ^b   Falcone, Alfredo ^c   Loupakis, Fotios ^c   Tonini, Giuseppe ^d   Santini, Daniele ^d   Magnani, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Livorno Hospital   (Italy)

^d Medical Oncology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colorectal; Polymorphism; SNP; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 58549091840     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-008-0586-x     Document Type: Article

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