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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 promoter polymorphisms in Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2008
Lee Yun Jong, Woo Mijung, Nam Jung-Hyun, Baek Jinah, Im Churl Hyun, Lee Eun Young, Lee Eun Bong, Park Kyung Sook, Song Yeong Wook
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the association between functional promoter polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we analyzed MMP-9 promoter -1562 C>T and MMP-9 -90 (CA)(n) repeat polymorphisms in 135 Korean SLE patients (mean age, 34.7 years; 124 female and 11 male) and in 135 gender- and age-matched healthy controls (mean age, 35.4 years). Clinical and laboratory findings...
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