In spite of the common cellular origin of these tumours, differences in growth factor receptor expression suggest the existence of different pathways during tumour subtype development.
The described differences of the expression patterns of the IGF system components in neuroendocrine tumour subtypes suggest tumour type-dependent different pathways in tumour growth control by IGF system components.
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