2023
Genetic variants of glucose metabolism and exposure to smoking in African American breast cancer.
Jung S, Papp J, Sobel E, Pellegrini M, Yu H. Genetic variants of glucose metabolism and exposure to smoking in African American breast cancer. Endocrine Related Cancer 2023, 30 PMID: 36705562, PMCID: PMC10095926, DOI: 10.1530/erc-22-0184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceBC riskLifestyle factorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAA womenRisk genotypesAfrican American postmenopausal womenAfrican-American breast cancerRisk of BCBreast cancer developmentDose-dependent mannerPostmenopausal womenPositive BCPredictive markerRisk factorsFemale hormonesBreast cancerGlucose metabolismMetabolic biomarkersGene-environment interaction analysisSmokingPreventive interventionsCancer developmentWhite womenIndividual single nucleotide polymorphisms
2007
Insulin Resistance–Related Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Prostate Cancer
Moore SC, Leitzmann MF, Weinstein SJ, Snyder K, Albanes D, Virtamo J, Graubard BI, Mayne ST, Yu H, Peters U, Gunter MJ. Insulin Resistance–Related Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Prostate Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2007, 16: 1315-1317. PMID: 17548707, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnergy balance, insulin resistance biomarkers, and breast cancer risk
Fair A, Dai Q, Shu X, Matthews C, Yu H, Jin F, Gao Y, Zheng W. Energy balance, insulin resistance biomarkers, and breast cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiology 2007, 31: 214-219. PMID: 17646056, PMCID: PMC1994998, DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2007.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAsian PeopleBiomarkersBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChinaC-PeptideEnergy IntakeEnergy MetabolismExerciseFemaleHumansInsulin ResistanceInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedMotor ActivityRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsWaist-Hip RatioConceptsInsulin-like growth factorBreast cancer riskExercise/sports activitiesShanghai Breast Cancer StudyBody mass indexInsulin resistance biomarkersC-peptideCancer riskIGFBP-3Breast cancerLevels of IGFEnergy intakeInsulin growth factor binding protein 3Growth factor binding protein 3Chinese womenResistance biomarkersInsulin-like growth factor-1C-peptide levelsBreast cancer preventionPhysical activity statusSports activitiesTotal energy intakeBody fat distributionCase-control studyBreast cancer cases
2004
Evaluation 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