Plasma insulin-like growth factor 1, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3, and risk of colorectal cancer: a prospective study in northern Sweden
Background: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) has antiapoptotic and mitogenic effects on various cell types, and raised IGF-1 levels are increasingly being implicated as potential risk factors for cancer.
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Copyright 2002 by Gut
2002
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1773192 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11950809 |
Summary: | Background: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) has antiapoptotic and mitogenic effects on various cell types, and raised IGF-1 levels are increasingly being implicated as potential risk factors for cancer. |
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