Clinical and prognostic significance of HIF-1α overexpression in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background Recent studies have indicated an association between hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) expression and poor prognosis in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC); however, definitive evidence of this association is yet to be obtained. We performed a meta-analysis...

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Main Authors: Jianhua Zhou, Shengyun Huang, Lili Wang, Xiao Yuan, Quanjiang Dong, Dongsheng Zhang, Xuxia Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1163-y