Ovarian Cancer

Research in the area of ovarian cancer reported from A.P. Araujo and colleagues

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 5th, 2009

According to a study from Oporto, Portugal, "Growth factors play an essential role in regulating cellular proliferation, and lack of control is characteristic of malignant development. The epidermal growth factor (EGF) gene codifies a growth factor that binds to the EGF receptor (EGFR), which is involved in activating pathways that promote cellular proliferation, survival, migration and differentiation."

"The purpose of this study was to appraise the association between EGF gene A61G polymorphism with ovarian cancer susceptibility. A total of 564 DNA samples were analysed from 175 women with ovarian cancer and 389 women without cancer, through PCR-RFLP. We found a...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-05)

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