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A single nucleotide polymorphism in the MMP-1 promoter is correlated with histological differentiation of gastric cancer.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 May 2004
Matsumura Shunji, Oue Naohide, Kitadai Yasuhiko, Chayama Kazuaki, Yoshida Kazuhiro, Yamaguchi Yoshiyuki, Toge Tetsuya, Imai Kazue, Nakachi Kei, Yasui Wataru
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PURPOSE: Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) plays a key role in cancer invasion and metastasis by degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) and basement membrane barriers. The 1G/2G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the MMP-1 promoter at position -1607 bp has been reported to affect the transcriptional activity. In the light of these findings, we investigated whether this SNP in the MMP-1 promoter is...
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