The deletion of HIF-1α in NK cells also lead to increased bioavailability of the major angiogenic cytokine vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which was due to decreased numbers of tumor infiltrating NK cells that express angiostatic soluble version of Vascular Endothelial Gowth Factor Receptor 1 (VEGFR-1). This evidence concerns the gene HIF1A and neoplasm.