Prognostic significance of VHL, HIF1A, HIF2A, VEGFA and p53 expression in patients with clear‑cell renal cell carcinoma treated with sunitinib as first‑line treatment
- Authors:
- Piotr M. Wierzbicki
- Jakub Klacz
- Anna Kotulak‑Chrzaszcz
- Agata Wronska
- Marcin Stanislawowski
- Agnieszka Rybarczyk
- Aleksandra Ludziejewska
- Zbigniew Kmiec
- Marcin Matuszewski
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Affiliations: Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80211 Gdansk, Poland, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80402 Gdansk, Poland, Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Poznan, 61701 Poznan, Poland - Published online on: June 25, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2019.4830
- Pages: 371-390
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Copyright: © Wierzbicki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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