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Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1
Elevated serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) may identify premenopausal women who are likely to develop breast cancer before age 50. (from Int J Cancer 2000;88:828-832 via Medscape) (NCI Thesaurus)
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