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Relationship of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) gene polymorphism with the susceptibility to development of prostate cancer and influence on serum levels of IGF-I, and IGFBP-3.
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Jun 2011
Safarinejad Mohammad Reza, Shafiei Nayyer, Safarinejad Shiva
Abstract excerpt
The bioavailability of IGF-I is controlled by the binding protein, IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3). In addition, IGFBP-3 is a strong anti-proliferative protein that provokes apoptosis and inhibits cell proliferation in prostate cancer. We conducted this study to investigate the association between IGFBP-3 gene polymorphism and serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 and the incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) and benign...
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