Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Level and Ovarian Cancer Risk

Background/Aims: Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has an important role in cells' proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis, and it may be involved in carcinogenesis. Several epidemiological studies assessed the association between circulating IGF-1 level and ovarian cancer risk, but the...

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Main Authors: Yiyang Li, Yang Li, Jialing Zhang, Changjun Zheng, He Zhu, Huimei Yu, Limei Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2016-02-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/438652