Prospective and Mendelian randomization analyses on the association of circulating fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP-4) and risk of colorectal cancer

Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP-4) is a lipid-binding adipokine upregulated in obesity, which may facilitate fatty acid supply for tumor growth and promote insulin resistance and inflammation and may thus p...

Source: BMC Medicine - October 13, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Katharina Nimptsch, Krasimira Aleksandrova, Thu Thi Pham, Nikos Papadimitriou, J ürgen Janke, Sofia Christakoudi, Alicia Heath, Anja Olsen, Anne Tjønneland, Matthias B. Schulze, Verena Katzke, Rudolf Kaaks, Bethany van Guelpen, Justin Harbs, Domenico Pa Tags: Research article Source Type: research