Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha, in association with inflammation, angiogenesis and MYC, is a critical prognostic factor in patients with HCC after surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite well-studied tumor hypoxia in laboratory, little is known about the association with other pathophysiological events in the clinical view. We investigated the prognostic value of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1alpha)...

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Main Authors: Zhou Jian, Xu Yong-Feng, Cai Ming-Yan, Ju Min-Jie, Qiu Shuang-Jian, Gao Qiang, Dai Chen-Xin, Zhang Bo-Heng, Fan Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/418