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The role of MMP-2 and MMP-9 polymorphisms in sporadic intracranial aneurysms.
Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Sept 2006
Pannu Hariyadarshi, Kim Dong H, Guo Dongchuan, King Terri M, Van Ginhoven Grace, Chin Toinette, Chang Katherine, Qi Yuhua, Shete Sanjay, Milewicz Dianna M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECT: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of endopeptidases that mediate vascular remodeling by degrading extracellular matrix components, such as collagen and elastin. On the basis of accumulating evidence that implicates increased MMP-2 (gelatinase A) and MMP-9 (gelatinase B) amounts and activity in the pathogenesis of aneurysms, the authors investigated the genetic association between polymorphisms...
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