“…Several genetic polymorphisms in the IGFBP-3 gene have been identified for predicting the development, progression, and clinical outcomes of colorectal cancer, but A-202C and C2133G were the most common ones (Poole et al, 2012). Many previous genetic studies have suggested that IGFBP A-202C and C2133G polymorphisms play an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis (Le Marchand et al, 2005;Morimoto et al, 2005;Samowitz et al, 2006;Slattery et al, 2006;Xiang et al, 2009;Feik et al, 2010;Keku et al, 2012;Ollberding et al, 2012), while other studies found no convincing evidence of these polymorphisms in increasing the risk of colorectal cancer (Slattery et al, 2004;Wong et al, 2005;Pechlivanis et al, 2007). This controversy could be explained with several reasons, including the differences in study design, sample size, ethnicity, and statistical method.…”