Insulin Resistance as a Risk Factor for Cutaneous Melanoma. A Case Control Study and Risk-Assessment Nomograms

Insulin Resistance as a Risk Factor for Cutaneous Melanoma. A Case Control Study and Risk-Assessment Nomograms

Insulin resistance and obesity are suggested to have a key role in the molecular pathogenesis of various disorders, including several malignancies. Moreover, insulin resistance has recently been found to be associated with cutaneous and uveal melanoma, while a variable positive correlation between o...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Scoppola, Lidia Strigari, Agnese Barnabei, Pierpaolo Petasecca, Federica De Galitiis, Claudia Angela Maria Fulgenzi, Mario Roselli, Antonino De Lorenzo, Laura Di Renzo, Paolo Marchetti, Francesco Torino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
insulin resistance
cutaneous melanoma
HOMA-IR
QUICKI
body mass index
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00757/full

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