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IGF1 gene polymorphism and risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 18 Jan 2006
Zecevic Maja, Amos Christopher I, Gu Xiangjun, Campos Imelda M, Jones J Shawn, Lynch Patrick M, Rodriguez-Bigas Miguel A, Frazier Marsha L
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is involved in colorectal carcinogenesis, and elevated plasma IGF-I levels are associated with sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. We investigated the relationship between IGF1 promoter cytosine-adenine (CA) dinucleotide-repeat...
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