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| Gene Symbol | VEGFB | ||||||||||
| Synonyms | VEGFL | VRF | ||||||||||
| Gene Description | VEGFB, vascular endothelial growth factor B, is a growth factor that may stimulate angiogenesis through interaction with the FLT1 receptor (PMID: 19029957). Vegfb overexpression has been observed in ovarian, colorectal, renal-cell, and prostate cancer (PMID: 19029957) and VEGFB promoter methylation correlates with increased Vegfb expression and tumor progression in ovarian cancer (PMID: 23965899). | ||||||||||
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