Item Type: | Article |
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Title: | Plasma adiponectin levels and endometrial cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal women |
Creators Name: | Cust, A.E., Kaaks, R., Friedenreich, C., Bonnet, F., Laville, M., Lukanova, A., Rinaldi, S., Dossus, L., Slimani, N., Lundin, E., Tjonneland, A., Olsen, A., Overvad, K., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Mesrine, S., Joulin, V., Linseisen, J., Rohrmann, S., Pischon, T., Boeing, H., Trichopoulos, D., Trichopoulou, A., Benetou, V., Palli, D., Berrino, F., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C., Mattiello, A., Quiros, J.R., Mendez, M.A., Sanchez, M.J., Larranaga, N., Tormo, M.J., Ardanaz, E., Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B., Peeters, P.H., van Gils, C.H., Khaw, K.T., Bingham, S., Allen, N., Key, T., Jenab, M. and Riboli, E. |
Abstract: | Adiponectin, an adipocytokine secreted by adipose tissue, is decreased in obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and polycystic ovary syndrome, all of which are well-established risk factors for endometrial cancer. |
Keywords: | Adiponectin, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Endometrial Neoplasms, Postmenopause, Premenopause, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors |
Source: | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism |
ISSN: | 0021-972X |
Publisher: | Endocrine Society |
Volume: | 92 |
Number: | 1 |
Page Range: | 255-263 |
Date: | January 2007 |
Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2006-1371 |
PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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