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SUBMITTER: Cao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5157037 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cao Qiang Q Liang Chao C Xue Jianxin J Li Pu P Li Jie J Wang Meilin M Zhang Zhengdong Z Qin Chao C Lu Qiang Q Hua Lixin L Shao Pengfei P Wang Zengjun Z
Scientific reports 20161215
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) play an important role in the development and progression of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We evaluated the association of functional polymorphisms in IGF1 and IGFBP3 with susceptibility and prognosis of RCC. We genotyped nine potentially functional polymorphisms in IGF1 and IGFBP3 and assessed their association with risk of RCC in a two-stage case-control study compromising 1027 cases and 1094 controls, and with prognosis in a ...[more]