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Combined impact of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and paraoxonase 1 55/192 gene variants on coronary artery disease in Turkish patients.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Oct 2008
Ozkök Elif, Aydin Makbule, Babalik Erhan, Ozbek Zeynep, Ince Nurhan, Kara Ihsan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We investigated the association of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) and paraoxonase 1 (PON1) 55/192 polymorphisms with coronary artery disease (CAD) and the number of diseased vessels in patients with CAD. MATERIAL/METHODS: One hundred thirty-nine CAD patients and 119 healthy control subjects were included in the study. Genotypes for PON1 55/192 and MMP-3 5A/6A polymorphisms were determined by...
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