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The matrix metalloproteinase-21 gene 572C/T polymorphism and the risk of breast cancer.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Shagisultanova Elena I, Novikova Inna A, Sidorenko Yuri S, Marchenko George N, Strongin Alex Y, Malkhosyan Sergei R
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BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) contribute in multiple ways to all stages of tumor development, and a number of DNA polymorphisms in the MMP genes are associated with an increased risk of cancer. We previously identified the MMP-21 gene 572C/T polymorphism leading to Ala191Val substitution within the enzyme's catalytic domain. We performed a case-control study to test association between this...
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