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Genetic polymorphisms in the matrix metalloproteinase 12 gene (MMP12) and breast cancer risk and survival: the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2005
Shin Aesun, Cai Qiuyin, Shu Xiao-Ou, Gao Yu-Tang, Zheng Wei
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INTRODUCTION: Matrix metalloproteinase 12 (MMP12) is a proteolytic enzyme responsible for cleavage of plasminogen to angiotensin, which has an angiostatic effect. Using data from a population-based case-control study conducted among Chinese women in Shanghai, we evaluated the association of breast cancer risk and survival with two common polymorphisms in the MMP12 gene: A-82G in the promoter region and A1082G in...
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