P02-5 The association of serum insulin-like growth factor-I with metabolic syndrome in older people: A population-based study

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Serum insulin-like growth factor I evaluation as a useful tool for predicting the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis : A prospective study

✍ Gherardo Mazziotti; Francesca Sorvillo; Filomena Morisco; Antonella Carbone; Mar 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 108 KB 👁 3 views

## Background: Although experimental studies have demonstrated an important role of insulin-like growth factor i (igf-i) in hepatocarcinogenesis, the clinical data about igf-i in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) are scarce and controversial. to the authors' knowledge, this is the first