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Functional polymorphisms in the insulin-like binding protein-3 gene may modulate susceptibility to differentiated thyroid carcinoma in Caucasian Americans.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 Oct 2012
Xu Li, Mugartegui Liliana, Li Guojun, Sarlis Nicholas J, Wei Qingyi, Zafereo Mark E, Sturgis Erich M
Abstract excerpt
The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) pathway is believed to play a pivotal role in thyroid carcinogenesis. Polymorphisms of IGF-1 and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) have been associated with modulation of risk for the emergence of assorted common malignancies, but studies of the influence of such polymorphisms on risk of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) are lacking. In a case-control study of 173 DTC...
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