IGF-1, IGFBP-1, AND IGFBP-3 POLYMORPHISMS PREDICT CIRCULATING IGF LEVELS BUT NOT BREAST CANCER RISK: FINDINGS FROM THE BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER COHORT CONSORTIUM (BPC3).

IGF-1, IGFBP-1, and IGFBP-3 polymorphisms predict circulating IGF levels but not breast cancer risk: findings from the Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium (BPC3).

IGF-1 has been shown to promote proliferation of normal epithelial breast cells, and the IGF pathway has also been linked to mammary carcinogenesis in animal models.We comprehensively examined the association between common genetic variation in the IGF1, IGFBP1, and IGFBP3 genes in relation to circulating IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels and breast cancer

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Foreign Medical Professionals at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine: Insights from the Documents between 1950 and 1973 of the Turkish State Archives of the Republic Archive

During the 1930s, a significant number of physicians, nurses, and scientists sought refuge in Turkiye as they fled the oppressive regimes in Nazi Germany and its neighboring countries.They were employed in educational and health institutions in Turkiye, especially at Istanbul University.Although the number decreased in subsequent decades, foreign p

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Universal cervical cancer control through a right to health lens: refocusing national policy and programmes on underserved women

Abstract Background Cervical cancer claims 311,000 lives annually, and 90% of these deaths occur in low- and apac1/60/1/cw middle-income countries.Cervical cancer is a highly preventable and treatable disease, if detected through screening at an early stage.Governments have a responsibility to screen women for precancerous cervical lesions.Yet, nat

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This historical study presents an explanation of Saudi influence in the northwest of The Arabian island during the period (1208-1227 AH/ 1793-1812 AD)

This historical study presents an explanation of Saudi influence in the northwest of The Arabian island during the period (1208-1227 AH/ 1793-1812 AD) where the convoys of Shami Hajj and the convoys of the Egyptian hajj became directly under the authority and administration of the first Saudi state (1175-1223 AH argan oil pure purple / 1744-1818 AD

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