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Age, Sex, and Smoking Are Predictors of Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor–Binding Protein 3

Virginia Kaklamani, Athena Linos, Evangelia Kaklamani, Ioanna Markaki, Christos S. Mantzoros

Journal of Clinical Oncology · 1999 · 105 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Age, sex, and smoking are independent predictors of IGF-1 and/or IGF-BP3. The influence of these epidemiologic variables on the pathogenesis of disease states associated with IGF-1 and IGF-BP3 warrants further exploration.

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