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Matrix metalloproteinase 1, 3 and 12 polymorphisms and esophageal adenocarcinoma risk and prognosis.
Carcinogenesis - 1 May 2009
Bradbury Penelope A, Zhai Rihong, Hopkins Jessica, Kulke Matthew H, Heist Rebecca S, Singh Simron, Zhou Wei, Ma Clement, Xu Wei, Asomaning Kofi, Ter-Minassian Monica, Wang Zhaoxi, Su Li, Christiani David C, Liu Geoffrey
Abstract excerpt
The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family degrade extracellular matrix and mediate pathways including apoptosis, angiogenesis and immunity. We studied the association between four MMP polymorphisms within three MMP genes and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) risk and prognosis. A total of 313 EA cases and 455 age and gender frequency-matched controls were genotyped for MMP1 1G/2G, MMP3 6A/5A, MMP12 -82A/G and MMP12...
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