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Gene polymorphisms related to insulin resistance and gene-environment interaction in colorectal cancer risk.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2015
Hu Xiaoqin, Feng Fei, Li Xiaoling, Yuan Ping, Luan Rongsheng, Yan Jin, Liu Wenhui, Yang Yanfang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Insulin resistance (IR) is an established risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) and both IR and CRC physiologically overlap. As such, this study explored the relationship of IR-related gene polymorphisms and CRC risk. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 400 case-control pairs were profiled in terms of their lifestyle, dietary habits and blood sample. Classification and regression tree (CART)...
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