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SUBMITTER: Mao J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5735675 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mao Jianshui J Zhuang Genying G Chen Zhikang Z
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research 20171212
BACKGROUND Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) gene plays an important role in bone and soft tumors. IGF-1 gene polymorphisms have been revealed to be correlated with the carcinogenesis and progression of solid malignancies. We therefore hypothesized that IGF-1 genetic polymorphisms might be associated with the risks and outcomes of osteosarcomas in Chinese individuals. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 173 conventional osteosarcoma individuals and 175 tumor-free controls. Five single nu ...[more]