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Genome-wide association scan identifies variants near Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) genes on chromosome 11q21-22 strongly associated with serum MMP-1 levels.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Cheng Yu-Ching, Kao Wen-Hong L, Mitchell Braxton D, O'Connell Jeffrey R, Shen Haiqing, McArdle Patrick F, Gibson Quince, Ryan Kathleen A, Shuldiner Alan R, Pollin Toni I
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BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 may play a role in cardiovascular disease susceptibility by influencing plaque rupture via its ability to degrade extracellular collagens. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a genome-wide association analysis of circulating MMP-1 levels using 500 K sing...
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