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Clinical impact of MMP and TIMP gene polymorphisms in gastric cancer.
World journal of surgery - 1 Dec 2010
Alakus Hakan, Afriani Noor, Warnecke-Eberz Ute, Bollschweiler Elfriede, Fetzner Ulrich, Drebber Uta, Metzger Ralf, Hölscher Arnulf H, Mönig Stefan P
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) genes and genes of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) have an impact on the expression of these genes and on the prognosis for gastric cancer. METHODS: Genomic DNA was...
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