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Differences in IGFBP-3 regulation between young healthy women from BRCAX families and those belonging to BRCA1/2 families.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Jun 2006
Jernström Helena, Sellberg Gunilla, Borg Ake, Olsson Hakan
Abstract excerpt
Since IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels have been implicated in premenopausal breast cancer, we aimed to explore whether there were differences in IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 regulation between women from BRCA1/2 families and from families in which no BRCA1/2 mutations could be detected, that is, from BRCAX families. One hundred and one healthy 18-40-year-old women from hereditary breast cancer families with known BRCA1/2 mutations...
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