Genetic polymorphisms in IGF-I and IGFBP-3 are associated with prostate cancer in the Chinese population.

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) are members of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) family that play important roles in carcinogenesis. We hypothesized that the functional polymorphisms in IGF-I and IGFBP-3 may be associated with the risk of prostate cancer (...

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Main Authors: Jian Qian, Hai Zhou, Jiawei Chen, Qi Ding, Qiang Cao, Chao Qin, Pengfei Shao, Pu Li, Hongzhou Cai, Xiaoxin Meng, Xiaobing Ju, Meilin Wang, Zhengdong Zhang, Jie Li, Lixin Hua, Changjun Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3931615?pdf=render