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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3 polymorphism in patients with HBV related chronic liver disease.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Mar 2008
Shin Hyun Phil, Lee Joung Il, Jung Joo-Ho, Yim Sung-Vin, Kim Hyun Jeong, Cha Jae Myung, Park Jong Beom, Joo Kwang Ro, Hwang Jae Seok, Jang Byoung-Kuk
Abstract excerpt
A common and important problem in patients with chronic hepatitis B is the progression of liver fibrosis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in the progression of liver fibrosis. Our aim of this study was to examine the association of MMP-3 polymorphism with liver cirrhosis in Korean patients with chronic hepatitis B. Genomic DNA was extracted from 127 patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB),...
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