Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 and site‐specific cancers: A Mendelian randomization study

Abstract Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) is involved in several processes relevant to carcinogenesis. We used 416 single‐nucleotide polymorphisms robustly associated with serum IGF‐1 levels to assess the potential causal associations between this hormone and site‐specific cancers through Mendel...

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Main Authors: Susanna C. Larsson, Paul Carter, Mathew Vithayathil, Siddhartha Kar, Amy M. Mason, Stephen Burgess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-09-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3345