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MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMP-2 gene polymorphisms in Chinese patients with generalized aggressive periodontitis.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 May 2007
Chen Dong, Wang Qi, Ma Zhi-Wei, Chen Fa-Ming, Chen Yue, Xie Guang-Yuan, Wang Qin-Tao, Wu Zhi-Fen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) has a genetic basis. It has been reported that the functional gene polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) alter their expressions in transcriptional level and they are involved in the...
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