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Matrix metalloproteinase-1 promoter polymorphism and lung cancer risk.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Mar 2005
Su Li, Zhou Wei, Park Sohee, Wain John C, Lynch Thomas J, Liu Geoffrey, Christiani David C
Abstract excerpt
Extracellular matrix-degrading matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) is an interstitial collagenase that degrades the interstitial types I, II, and III collagens, and overexpression of MMP-1 is associated with cancer development and cellular invasion. The 2G allele of the MMP-1 -1607 1G/2G polymorphism is associated with enhanced transcriptional activity. We investigated the association between the MMP-1 1G/2G...
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