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Association of TIMP-4 gene polymorphism with the risk of osteoarthritis in the Korean population.
Rheumatology international - 1 Jul 2008
Lee H J, Lee G H, Nah S, Lee K H, Yang H, Kim Y M, Chun W, Hong S, Kim S
Abstract excerpt
Due to an imbalance in the MMP:TIMP ratio determined a tissue damage in arthritis, it is hypothesized that polymorphic variations of the TIMP genes are associated with regulation of the MMP:TIMP balance. To test this hypothesis, the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the human TIMP-2 and TIMP-4 genes was confirmed in the Korean RA and OA patients. We performed a case-control study...
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