Variations in Serum Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Levels with Gender, Age and Lifestyle Factors of Healthy Japanese Adults

Elevated serum or plasma Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) levels have been linked to cancer and other diseases in numerous studies; however, very few studies have reported an association between circulating TGF-β1 and lifestyle factors in healthy people. We examined the association between ser...

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Main Authors: Yingsong Lin, Kei Nakachi, Yoshinori Ito, Shogo Kikuchi, Akiko Tamakoshi, Kiyoko Yagyu, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Yutaka Inaba, Kazuo Tajima, JACC Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2009-0643