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Interaction between matrix metalloproteinase 3 and the epsilon4 allele of apolipoprotein E increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease in Finns.
Neuroscience letters - 9 Sept 2004
Saarela Marika S, Lehtimäki Terho, Rinne Juha O, Hervonen Antti, Jylhä Marja, Röyttä Matias, Ahonen Jukka-Pekka, Mattila Kari M
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Polymorphisms affecting the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), i.e. proteolytic enzymes that degrade intercellular material, have been found at position -1607 (1G/2G) in MMP1 and at -1171 (5A/6A) in MMP3. Interestingly, elevated levels of MMP1 and MMP3 have been observed in the brain...
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