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Association of a polymorphism of the matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene with bone mineral density in Japanese men.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Feb 2004
Yamada Yoshiji, Ando Fujiko, Niino Naoakira, Shimokata Hiroshi
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is implicated in bone remodeling. A - 1562C--> T polymorphism in the promoter of the MMP-9 gene (MMP9) has been shown to influence gene transcription. The possible relation of this polymorphism to bone mineral density (BMD) was examined in 1,114 Japanese men and...
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