The Relationship between Insulin PSTI Polymorphism and Prostate Cancer in Turkish Population
CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.38, no.3, pp.434-439, 2013 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 38 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2013
- Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.434-439
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose: There is positive correlation between insulin and various cancers such as colon, lung and endometrium. Protate cancer is the one of them. The aim of this study, to determine the incidance of INS+1127 PstI polymorphism, located in the 3' UTR of insulin gene, between prostate cancer cases and controls and to clarify if this polymorphism have any role in the etiology of prostate cancer.