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IGF1 htSNPs in relation to IGF-1 levels in young women from high-risk breast cancer families: implications for early-onset breast cancer.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2011
Henningson Maria, Hietala Maria, Törngren Therese, Olsson Håkan, Jernström Helena
Abstract excerpt
High levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) have been associated with increased risk of developing several types of cancer including breast cancer. A set of nine haplotype tagging SNPs (htSNPs) in the IGF1 gene were associated with IGF-1 levels and prostate cancer in a Swedish population....
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