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Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and serum levels of proteolytic enzymes in patients with osteoarthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 2011
Rego-Pérez I, Fernández-Moreno M, Deberg M, Pértega S, Fernández-López C, Oreiro N, Henrotin Y, Blanco F J
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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the influence of mitochondrial DNA haplogroups, as well as the radiographic grade, on serum levels of proteolytic enzymes in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Serum levels of metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), MMP-3, MMP-13, myeloperoxidase and cathepsin K were analysed...
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