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High circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 reduces the risk of renal cell carcinoma: a Mendelian randomization study.
Carcinogenesis - 21 Jun 2021
Chen Meng, Tsai Chia-Wen, Chang Wen-Shin, Xiong Grace Y, Xu Yifan, Bau Da-Tian, Gu Jian
Abstract excerpt
Insulin and insulin-like growth factors play important roles in carcinogenesis. Circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) have been linked to cancer susceptibility. The associations of circulating IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 with the risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are inconsistent. Recent large genome-wide association studies have identified 413 single...
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