Epidermal growth factor

Association between EGF and VEGF functional polymorphisms and sporadic colorectal cancer in the Malaysian population

T. P. Lau, Roslani, A. C., Lian, L. H., Lee, P. C., Hilmi, I., Goh, K. L., and Chua, K. H., Association between EGF and VEGF functional polymorphisms and sporadic colorectal cancer in the Malaysian population, vol. 13, pp. 5555-5561, 2014.

Growth factors are polypeptides that are critical for the initiation, progression, and metastasis of cancer. Most tumor cells are capable of synthesizing particular growth factors leading to constitutive pathway activation in these cells through autocrine signaling. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a potent mitogenic peptide that exerts direct effects on the proliferation and differentiation of tumor cells in carcinogenesis.

Association between the epidermal growth factor gene polymorphism and endometriosis in women from Brazil

C. B. N. Oliveira, Falagan-Lotsch, P., Souza, M. G., Santos, R. P., Encinas, F., Teles, H., Lasmar, R. B., Duarte, L. B., Granjeiro, J. M., and Penna, I. A., Association between the epidermal growth factor gene polymorphism and endometriosis in women from Brazil, vol. 13, pp. 7239-7245, 2014.

The aim of this study was to verify the association between the epidermal growth factor (EGF) +61 G/A polymorphism and the susceptibility to endometriosis using a case-control design study. The control group included fertile women without endometriosis and the case group included endometriosis patients. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was used to genotype the EGF +61 G/A polymorphism. Initially, a total of 184 individuals were analyzed.

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