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MMP gene polymorphisms as contributors for cleft lip/palate: association with MMP3 but not MMP1.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Oct 2007
Letra Ariadne, Silva Rodrigo A, Menezes Renato, Astolfi Claudia M, Shinohara André, de Souza Ana Paula, Granjeiro José Mauro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Orofacial clefts result from failures of developing embryonic facial and palatal processes to either completely merge or fuse. Normal development of the facial primordia requires remodelling of the extracellular matrix, which is mediated in part by the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)....
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