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Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity is dysregulated with disease progression in the mutant SOD1 transgenic mice.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Apr 2010
Soon Cynthia P W, Crouch Peter J, Turner Bradley J, McLean Catriona A, Laughton Katrina M, Atkin Julie D, Masters Colin L, White Anthony R, Li Qiao-Xin
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive deterioration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, brainstem, and cerebral cortex. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is proposed to be a biomarker for ALS due to a potential pathological role in the disease. However, despite numerous studies, it is still unclear whether there is a direct...
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