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A functional polymorphism in MMP-9 is associated with childhood atopic asthma.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 26 May 2006
Nakashima Kazuko, Hirota Tomomitsu, Obara Kazuhiko, Shimizu Makiko, Doi Satoru, Fujita Kimie, Shirakawa Taro, Enomoto Tadao, Yoshihara Shigemi, Ebisawa Motohiro, Matsumoto Kenji, Saito Hirohisa, Suzuki Yoichi, Nakamura Yusuke, Tamari Mayumi
Abstract excerpt
Although MMP-9 has been suggested to be important in inflammation and in the connective tissue remodeling associated with asthma, the genetic influences of the polymorphisms of MMP-9 are unclear. To examine whether polymorphisms in MMP-9 are associated with childhood atopic asthma, we identified...
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