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Implications for prostate cancer of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) genetic variation and circulating IGF-I levels.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2007
Johansson Mattias, McKay James D, Wiklund Fredrik, Rinaldi Sabina, Verheus Martijn, van Gils Carla H, Hallmans Göran, Bälter Katarina, Adami Hans-Olov, Grönberg Henrik, Stattin Pär, Kaaks Rudolf
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elevated levels of circulating IGF-I have consistently been associated with increased prostate cancer risk. We recently found a haplotype in the 3' region of the IGF-I gene associated with increased risk of prostate cancer, and we hypothesized that the observed association is mediated by circulating IGF-I. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed haplotypes and three haplotype-tagging single nucleotide...
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