Concentrations of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 and pancreatic cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.

BACKGROUND: Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding proteins (BPs) regulate cell differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis, and may have a role in the aetiology of various cancers. Information on their role in pancreatic cancer is limited and was examined here in a case-control study...

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Main Authors: Rohrmann, S, Grote, V, Becker, S, Rinaldi, S, Tjønneland, A, Roswall, N, Grønbæk, H, Overvad, K, Boutron-Ruault, M, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Racine, A, Teucher, B, Boeing, H, Drogan, D, Dilis, V, Lagiou, P, Trichopoulou, A, Palli, D, Tagliabue, G, Tumino, R, Vineis, P, Mattiello, A, Rodríguez, L, Duell, E, Molina-Montes, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012