Evaluate the collective function of references cited together in a given text segment.
Classify their combined role into one of the following categories: 'method', 'background', or 'result'.

Text:Previous research has also shown that hypophosphorylated 4E-BP1, which is prevalent in serumdeprived cells, has an increased affinity for eIF4E, resulting in a decreased interaction of eIF4E with eIF4G, a concomitant decrease in eIF4F complex assembly and cap-dependent translation (47).
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