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Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 gene -202 A/C polymorphism is correlated with advanced disease status in prostate cancer.
Cancer research - 1 Aug 2003
Wang Lizhong, Habuchi Tomonori, Tsuchiya Norihiko, Mitsumori Kenji, Ohyama Chikara, Sato Kazunari, Kinoshita Hidehumi, Kamoto Toshiyuki, Nakamura Akira, Ogawa Osamu, Kato Tetsuro
Abstract excerpt
The circulating level of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) is inversely associated with the risk of prostate cancer (PCa) and its progression and may be modulated by the A/C polymorphism at position -202 in the promoter region of IGFBP-3. This study was conducted to evaluate...
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