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Association of a specific haplotype across the genes MMP1 and MMP3 with radiographic joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2004
Dörr Sylvia, Lechtenböhmer Nadine, Rau Rolf, Herborn Gertraud, Wagner Ulf, Müller-Myhsok Bertram, Hansmann Ingo, Keyszer Gernot
Abstract excerpt
The genetic background of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is only partly understood, and several genes seem to be involved. The matrix metalloproteinases MMP1 (interstitial collagenase) and MMP3 (stromelysin 1) are thought to be important in destructive joint changes seen in RA. In the present study, functional relevant promoter polymorphisms of MMP1 and MMP3 were genotyped in 308 patients and in 110 controls, to test...
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