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Investigation of insulin resistance gene polymorphisms in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2014
Akker Mustafa, Güldiken Sibel, Sipahi Tammam, Palabıyık Orkide, Tosunoğlu Ayhan, Çelik Özlem, Tunçbilek Nermin, Sezer Atakan, Süt Necdet
Abstract excerpt
We aimed to investigate insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), insulin receptor substrate-2 (IRS-2), insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) genotypes, which are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of many solid tumors and have thus far not been studied in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The study consisted of 93 patients diagnosed with DTC (79 females, 14 males) and 111...
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