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Matrix metalloproteinase polymorphisms and bladder cancer risk.
Cancer research - 15 Dec 2006
Kader A Karim, Shao Lina, Dinney Colin P, Schabath Matthew B, Wang Yunfei, Liu Jun, Gu Jian, Grossman H Barton, Wu Xifeng
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) contribute to tumor microenvironment and are associated with bladder cancer. A study examining the association between MMP polymorphisms and bladder cancer risk has never been published. We analyzed the association of 11 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and one microsatellite polymorphism in MMP genes MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-8, MMP-9, and MMP-12 with bladder cancer risk in...
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