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Matrix metalloproteinase 1 gene polymorphism as a prognostic predictor of invasive cervical cancer.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Feb 2005
Lai Hung-Cheng, Chu Chi-Ming, Lin Ya-Wen, Chang Cheng-Chang, Nieh Shin, Yu Mu-Hsien, Chu Tang-Yuan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Whereas human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the major determinant of cervical carcinogenesis, host genetic factors may confer individual susceptibility and prognosis. Matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1) is an important modulator of carcinogenesis. A guanine insertion (2G) polymorphism at nucleotide -1607 of the MMP-1 gene promoter creates an Ets-1-binding site, which increases transcription...
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