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insulin-like growth factor

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insulin-like growth factor [¦in·sə·lən ‚lik ′grōth ‚fak·tər]
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Insulin-like growth factor I, or IGF-I for short, is a hormone that appears to promote the growth of both normal and malignant cells in the breast.
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