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Functional -1562 C-to-T polymorphism in matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) promoter is associated with the risk for oral squamous cell carcinoma in younger male areca users.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Aug 2007
Tu Hsi-Feng, Wu Cheng-Hsien, Kao Shou-Yen, Liu Chung-Ji, Liu Tsung-Yun, Lui Man-Tin
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BACKGROUND: Circulating matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a prognostic factor for gastric cancer and vascular diseases, and has been associated with head and neck cancers. The -1562 C-to-T polymorphism in MMP-9 promoter (abbreviated MMP-9 -1562 C>T polymorphism) leads to differential transcri...
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