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Abstract
Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), IGF receptors, and IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) constitute the IGF system. Comprehensive data indicate that these factors play a pivotal role in tumorigenesis. Epidemiological data indicate that cancer risk is associated with high serum IGF-I values. Because dysregulation of the IGF system is a frequent pattern in malignancy, IGFs/IGFBPs might represent novel tumour markers that could be useful both for diagnosis and surveillance.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11577168 PMCID: PMC1187083 DOI: 10.1136/mp.54.5.285
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Pathol ISSN: 1366-8714