Association between HIF1A P582S and A588T polymorphisms and the risk of urinary cancers: a meta-analysis.

PURPOSE: The hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF1A) plays a vital role in cancer initiation and progression. Previous studies have reported the existence of HIF1A P582S and A588T missense polymorphisms in renal, urothelial and prostatic carcinomas, however the effects remain conflicting. Therefore...

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Main Authors: Dawei Li, Jikai Liu, Wenhua Zhang, Juchao Ren, Lei Yan, Hainan Liu, Zhonghua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3664576?pdf=render