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Insulin-like growth factor pathway polymorphisms associated with body size in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jul 2005
Sweeney Carol, Murtaugh Maureen A, Baumgartner Kathy B, Byers Tim, Giuliano Anna R, Herrick Jennifer S, Wolff Roger, Caan Bette J, Slattery Martha L
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms affecting insulin-like growth factors (IGF), their binding proteins (IGFBP), insulin receptor substrates (IRS), and other IGF regulatory molecules may affect growth, obesity, and obesity-related diseases, including cancer. The objective of this study was to better describe the associations between several IGF pathway variants and body size. Hispanic (n = 462) and non-Hispanic White (n = 1,702) women...
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