Adipokine genes and prostate cancer risk
Moore SC, Leitzmann MF, Albanes D, Weinstein SJ, Snyder K, Virtamo J, Ahn J, Mayne ST, Yu H, Peters U, Gunter MJ. Adipokine genes and prostate cancer risk. International Journal Of Cancer 2008, 124: 869-876. PMID: 19035456, PMCID: PMC2879625, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer riskProstate cancerCancer riskOdds ratioIGF-1Prostate carcinogenesisADIPOQ geneBaseline blood drawCase-control studyAdipocyte-derived cytokineIGFBP-3Serum insulinLEP geneBlood drawFinnish menIntervention groupLarge cohortGG genotypeRelative oddsAdipokine genesAA genotypeCancerVariant allelesA alleleLogistic regression