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MMP-2 and TIMP-2 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to atrial fibrillation in Chinese Han patients with hypertensive heart disease.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 2 May 2010
Gai Xiaobo, Zhang Zhigang, Liang Yonggang, Chen Zheming, Yang Xiangyue, Hou Jiake, Lan Xiaopeng, Zheng Weixing, Hou Jianping, Huang Mingfang
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BACKGROUND: MMP-2 and TIMP-2 play important roles in the pathogenesis of arrhythmogenic atrial remodeling, and may contribute to the development and persistence of atrial fibrillation (AF). Functional polymorphisms in the promoter of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 gene may modulate an individual's susceptibili...
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