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Description

Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) is a member of a sub-family of growth factors, specifically the platelet-derived growth factor family of cystine-knot growth factors. Other members are Placenta growth factor (PGF), VEGF-B, VEGF-C and VEGF-D. They were discovered later than VEGF-A. Before their discovery, VEGF-A was called just VEGF. Elevated levels of VEGF-A is linked to POEMS syndrome, also known as Crow-Fukase syndrome. Mutations in the VEGFA gene that encodes VEGF-A have been associated with proliferative and nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A)

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Vascular endothelial growth factor A
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2014-08-13
Construct for LOINC Short Name
VEGF-A

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 血管内皮生长因子 A
Synonyms: 血管内皮细胞生长因子 A;VEGF-A
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Factor A de crecimiento endotelial vascular
it-IT Italian (Italy) Fattore A di crescita vascolare endoteliale
Synonyms: Fattore A di crescita dellendotelio vascolare
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Vasküler endotlyal büyüme faktörü A
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) vasculaire endotheliale groeifactor A