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Revaluation of the association between vascular endothelial growth factor gene 936 C/T polymorphism and breast cancer risk

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This study was supported by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (project no.: Y206776).

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    Bo Jin, Fusheng Jiang & Zhishan Ding

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Jin, B., Jiang, F. & Ding, Z. Revaluation of the association between vascular endothelial growth factor gene 936 C/T polymorphism and breast cancer risk. Breast Cancer Res Treat 128, 909–912 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-011-1439-9

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