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[Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinase-3 gene and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease].
Zhonghua xin xue guan bing za zhi - 1 Jun 2008
Wu Na-qiong, Song Li, Hua Yi-hong, Lu Xiang-feng, Ye Jue, Li Jian-xin, Gu Dong-feng, Yang Yue-jin
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the severity of coronary arteries in patients with coronary artery disease and the single nucleotide polymorphisms of MMP-3 gene. METHODS: One thousand and three hundred seventy-one patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnosed by coronary angiography and six hundred and ninety-five healthy controls without CAD were enrolled in this study. The SNPs of...
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