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Promoter polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase-1 and risk of cervical cancer in Korean women.
Cancer letters - 20 Jan 2005
Ju Woong, Kang Sokbom, Kim Jae Weon, Park Noh Hyun, Song Yong Sang, Kang Soon Beom, Lee Hyo Pyo
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The aim of this investigation was to analyze the association between a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 promoter gene -1607 bp region and cervical cancer risk in Korean women. The blood samples of 232 cervical cancer patients and 332 non-cancer control subjects who managed at Seoul National University Hospital from 1999 to 2002 were collected. Polymorphism in MMP-1...
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