A polymorphic repeat in the IGF1 promoter influences the risk of endometrial cancer

Due to the lack of high-throughput genetic assays for tandem repeats, there is a paucity of knowledge about the role they may play in disease. A polymorphic CA repeat in the promoter region of the insulin-like growth factor 1 gene (IGF1 has been studied extensively over the past 10 years for associa...

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Main Authors: Katherine A Bolton, Kelly A Avery-Kiejda, Elizabeth G Holliday, John Attia, Nikola A Bowden, Rodney J Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2016-06-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/5/3/115.full