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Insulin-like growth factor 2 hypermethylation in peripheral blood leukocytes and colorectal cancer risk and prognosis: a propensity score analysis of multiple-center populations

2022-04-28 oncology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundTo comprehensively assess and validate the associations between insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) gene methylation in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and prognosis. MethodsThe association between IGF2 methylation in PBLs and CRC risk was initially evaluated in a case-control study and then validated in a nested case-control study and a twins case-control study, respectively. Meanwhile, an initial CRC patient cohort was used to assess the effect of...

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