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Polymorphism +17 C/G in matrix metalloprotease MMP8 decreases lung cancer risk.
BMC cancer - 19 Dec 2008
González-Arriaga Patricia, López-Cima M Felicitas, Fernández-Somoano Ana, Pascual Teresa, Marrón Manuel G, Puente Xose S, Tardón Adonina
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BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) constitute a family of enzymes capable of degrading different components of the extracellular matrix and are implicated in the invasion of tumor cells through the basement membrane. Polymorphisms in MMP genes may result in changes in the expression of MMPs being associated with the development and progression of cancer. We have investigated the association between three...
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