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IGF-1 CA repeat variant and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jul 2007
González-Zuloeta Ladd A M, Liu F, Houben M P W A, Arias Vásquez A, Siemes C, Janssens A C J W, Coebergh J W W, Hofman A, Janssen J A M J L, Stricker B H Ch, van Duijn C M
Abstract excerpt
IGF-I is an important growth factor for the mammary gland. We evaluated the relationship of the IGF-I CA(n) polymorphism with breast cancer risk in Caucasian postmenopausal women and performed a meta-analysis of published data. The IGF-I CA(n) polymorphism was genotyped in 4091 from the Rotterdam Study. A disease-free survival analysis was performed along with a meta-analysis of all available data on IGF-I CA(n)...
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