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PPARgamma, energy balance, and associations with colon and rectal cancer.
Nutrition and cancer - 1 Jan 2005
Slattery Martha L, Murtaugh Maureen A, Sweeney Carol, Ma Khe-Ni, Potter John D, Caan Bette J, Samowitz Wade
Abstract excerpt
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) has been hypothesized as being involved in colorectal cancer given its role in adipocyte development and insulin resistance. In this study we evaluated the association between the Pro12Ala (P12A) PPARgamma polymorphism and body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), physical activity level, and energy intake and risk of colorectal cancer using data...
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