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Family-based association study of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and -9 haplotypes with susceptibility to ischemic white matter injury.
Human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Fornage Myriam, Mosley Thomas H, Jack Clifford R, de Andrade Mariza, Kardia Sharon L R, Boerwinkle Eric, Turner Stephen T
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to ischemic damage to the subcortical white matter of the brain has a strong genetic basis. Dysregulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) contributes to loss of cerebrovascular integrity and white matter injury. We investigated whether sequence variation in the genes encoding M...
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