Insulin‐like growth factor‐I gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Chinese women
Wen W, Gao Y, Shu X, Yu H, Cai Q, Smith J, Zheng W. Insulin‐like growth factor‐I gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Chinese women. International Journal Of Cancer 2004, 113: 307-311. PMID: 15386404, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskBreast cancerPremenopausal womenCancer riskPopulation-based case-control studyAge frequency-matched controlsChinese womenIncident breast cancer casesPlasma IGF-I levelsInsulin-like growth factorIGF-I levelsFrequency-matched controlsCase-control studyBreast cancer casesAssociation of IGFDose-response mannerMeta-analysis resultsBreast cancer susceptibilityIGF-I geneSignificant genetic factorInsulin-like growth factor-I gene polymorphismPlasma IGFCancer casesGeneral populationGene polymorphismsGenetic polymorphisms in the IGFBP3 gene: association with breast cancer risk and blood IGFBP-3 protein levels among Chinese women.
Ren Z, Cai Q, Shu X, Cai H, Li C, Yu H, Gao Y, Zheng W. Genetic polymorphisms in the IGFBP3 gene: association with breast cancer risk and blood IGFBP-3 protein levels among Chinese women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2004, 13: 1290-5. PMID: 15298948, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.1290.13.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionBase SequenceBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChinaConfidence IntervalsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIncidenceInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding ProteinsMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataOdds RatioPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPopulation SurveillanceReference ValuesRisk AssessmentConceptsInsulin-like growth factorIGFBP-3 protein levelsBreast cancer riskBreast cancerVariant allelesIGFBP3 polymorphismsIGFBP-3IGFBP3 geneCancer riskElevated riskRisk genotypesActions of IGFsIncident breast cancer patientsChinese womenIGFBP-3 levelsIGF binding proteinBreast cancer patientsGenetic polymorphismsIGFBP-3 proteinProtein levelsCase-control studyDose-response mannerCancer patientsOdds ratioPolymorphism AEvaluation of the synergistic effect of insulin resistance and insulin‐like growth factors on the risk of breast carcinoma
Malin A, Dai Q, Yu H, Shu X, Jin F, Gao Y, Zheng W. Evaluation of the synergistic effect of insulin resistance and insulin‐like growth factors on the risk of breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 694-700. PMID: 14770423, PMCID: PMC1780270, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorBreast carcinomaC-peptideIGFBP-3Insulin resistanceIGF-1Odds ratioShanghai Breast Cancer StudyGrowth factorBreast carcinoma riskHigh blood levelsBreast carcinoma casesCase-control pairsDose-response mannerBreast Cancer StudyCurrent studyHighest quartileBlood levelsLowest quartileCarcinoma casesCarcinoma riskHigh riskHigh levelsCarcinomaSignificant twofold