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Insulin resistance-related genes and advanced left-sided colorectal adenoma.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Apr 2007
Gunter Marc J, Hayes Richard B, Chatterjee Nilanjan, Yeager Meredith, Welch Robert, Schoen Robert E, Yakochi Lance, Schatzkin Arthur, Peters Ulrike
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BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance has been linked with colorectal neoplasia through a number of mechanistic and observational studies. Allelic variants of genes encoding components of the insulin pathway, including insulin (INS), insulin receptor (INSR), and insulin receptor substrate-1 and insulin receptor substrate-2 (IRS1 and IRS2) have been associated with hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance and may,...
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