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Haplotype effect in the IGF1 promoter accounts for the association between microsatellite and serum IGF1 concentration.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Apr 2011
Chen Holly Y, Chan Iris H S, Sham Aprille L K, Leung Vincent H K, Ma Suk L, Ho Suzanne C, Tang Nelson L S
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OBJECTIVE: Systemic insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) level is an important risk factor for various diseases. The inter-individual variation of serum IGF1 is determined by environmental and genetic factors, which are attributed to a microsatellite in IGF1 promoter. However, the exact nature of the underlying regulatory elements accounting for this association has not been characterized. Here, we defined the...
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