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Effect of matrix metalloproteinase-3 functional SNP on serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 level and outcome measures in Japanese RA patients.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2008
Tsukahara S, Shinozaki M, Ikari K, Mochizuki T, Inoue E, Tomatsu T, Hara M, Yamanaka H, Kamatani N, Momohara S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A bi-allelic polymorphism on the promoter region, -1612 ins/del A, was found to influence the production of MMP-3. Since MMP-3 plays a particularly pivotal role in joint destruction, the MMP-3 gene is thought to be an interesting target gene of disease severity in RA. We attempt to determine whether the MMP-3 promoter polymorphism is associated with serum titre of MMP-3, disease activity and severity...
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