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Clinical impact of MMP and TIMP gene polymorphisms in gastric cancer.
British journal of cancer - 18 Sept 2006
Kubben F J G M, Sier C F M, Meijer M J W, van den Berg M, van der Reijden J J, Griffioen G, van de Velde C J H, Lamers C B H W, Verspaget H W
Abstract excerpt
Gastric cancers express enhanced levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs). Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in MMP and TIMP genes may be associated with disease susceptibility and might also affect their antigen expression. We studied the genotype distr...
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