2011
Relationship of folate, vitamin B12 and methylation of insulin-like growth factor-II in maternal and cord blood
Ba Y, Yu H, Liu F, Geng X, Zhu C, Zhu Q, Zheng T, Ma S, Wang G, Li Z, Zhang Y. Relationship of folate, vitamin B12 and methylation of insulin-like growth factor-II in maternal and cord blood. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2011, 65: 480-485. PMID: 21245875, PMCID: PMC3071883, DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCord bloodMaternal bloodVitamin B12Serum levelsMother's bloodWeight gainMother's weight gainRelationship of folateInsulin-like growth factor IISerum folate levelsCross-sectional studyFetal origins hypothesisLevels of folateGrowth factor IIMultivariate linear regression modelPassive smokingInsulin-like growth factor 2 geneBreast cancerFolate levelsIGF2 P3Growth factor 2 geneFactor 2 genePercentage of methylationFactor IIBlood
2008
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis and Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus Natural History
Harris T, Burk R, Yu H, Minkoff H, Massad L, Watts D, Zhong Y, Gange S, Kaplan R, Anastos K, Levine A, Moxley M, Xue X, Fazzari M, Palefsky J, Strickler H. Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis and Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus Natural History. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2008, 17: 245-248. PMID: 18199731, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOncogenic human papillomavirusHuman papillomavirusNatural historyCervical neoplasiaInsulin-like growth factor (IGF) axisHuman papillomavirus (HPV) natural historyInsulin-like growth factorBaseline serum specimensDNA PCR testingOncogenic HPV infectionIGF-I levelsHigher serum levelsGrowth factor axisTotal IGFHPV infectionIGFBP-3Serum levelsCervical cancerHigher IGFIGF axisViral causeCervical cytologyCommon cancerProspective dataAbundant IGFBP