2012
Meta-Analysis of the Association between Mir-196a-2 Polymorphism and Cancer Susceptibility
Zhang H, Su Y, Yu H, Qian B. Meta-Analysis of the Association between Mir-196a-2 Polymorphism and Cancer Susceptibility. Cancer Biology & Medicine 2012, 9: 63-72. PMID: 23691458, PMCID: PMC3643645, DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-3941.2012.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal cancerSubgroup analysisCancer riskCancer susceptibilityMiR-196aRs11614913 polymorphismRisk of lungCase-control studyIndependent case-control studiesRisk of cancerDifferent tumor typesMiR-196a-2Esophageal cancerLung cancerBreast cancerTumor typesCaucasian subgroupMeta-AnalysisSignificant associationC alleleOverall associationCancerGenetic modelsAsian populationsMicroRNA dysregulation
2008
Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factor-I, Endogenous Estradiol, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Gunter MJ, Hoover DR, Yu H, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Rohan TE, Manson JE, Howard BV, Wylie-Rosett J, Anderson GL, Ho GY, Kaplan RC, Li J, Xue X, Harris TG, Burk RD, Strickler HD. Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factor-I, Endogenous Estradiol, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Research 2008, 68: 329-337. PMID: 18172327, PMCID: PMC4225702, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorFree IGFColorectal cancerPostmenopausal womenEndogenous estradiolWaist circumferenceWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyIncident colorectal cancer casesGrowth factorBaseline serum specimensColorectal cancer incidenceColorectal cancer casesEndogenous estradiol levelsColorectal Cancer StudyStrong mitogenic effectIndependent biological pathwaysTotal IGFObese patientsProspective cohortRandom subcohortNondiabetic subjectsEstradiol levelsRisk factorsCancer incidenceExtreme quartiles