Overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 in pterygia may have a predictive value for a higher postoperative recurrence rate

Gumus K., KARAKUCUK S., MİRZA G. E., AKGÜN H., ARDA H., ÖNER A.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.98, sa.6, ss.796-800, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 98 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-301944
  • Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.796-800
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background To investigate the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (VEGFR-1) and VEGFR-2 in pterygium and to clarify the prognostic significance of these expressions in pterygia.