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Variations in serum transforming growth factor-beta1 levels with gender, age and lifestyle factors of healthy Japanese adults.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2009
Lin Yingsong, Nakachi Kei, Ito Yoshinori, Kikuchi Shogo, Tamakoshi Akiko, Yagyu Kiyoko, Watanabe Yoshiyuki, Inaba Yutaka, Kazuo Tajima
Abstract excerpt
Elevated serum or plasma Transforming Growth Factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) {levels have been} linked to cancer and other diseases in numerous studies; however, very few studies have reported an association between circulating TGF-beta1 and lifestyle factors in healthy people. We examined the association between serum TGF-beta1 levels and gender, age, body mass index (BMI), smoking, and drinking in a large...
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