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Common MMP-7 polymorphisms and breast cancer susceptibility: a multistage study of association and functionality.
Cancer research - 1 Aug 2008
Beeghly-Fadiel Alicia, Long Ji-Rong, Gao Yu-Tang, Li Chun, Qu Shimian, Cai Qiuyin, Zheng Ying, Ruan Zhi-Xian, Levy Shawn E, Deming Sandra L, Snoddy Jay R, Shu Xiao-Ou, Lu Wei, Zheng Wei
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) is a small secreted proteolytic enzyme with broad substrate specificity against ECM and non-ECM components. Known to be vital for tumor invasion and metastasis, accumulating evidence also implicates MMP-7 in cancer development. Using data from the Shanghai Breas...
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