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Matrix metalloproteinase-1 promoter polymorphism and epithelial ovarian cancer: does ethnicity matter?
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 1 Apr 2007
Ju Woong, Kim Jae Weon, Park Noh-Hyun, Song Yong-Sang, Kim Seung-Cheol, Kang Soon-Beom, Lee Hyo-Pyo
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To estimate the relationship between matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 promoter -1607 bp polymorphism and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) in Korean women and to clarify the ethnic difference in genotype distribution of this polymorphism. METHODS: Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of MMP-1 promoter -1607 region in 133 EOC patients and 332 cancer-free patients were investigated. Then the...
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