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Genetic variation in TIMP1 but not MMPs predict excess FEV1 decline in two general population-based cohorts.
Respiratory research - 27 Apr 2011
van Diemen C C, Postma D S, Siedlinski M, Blokstra A, Smit H A, Boezen H M
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BACKGROUND: An imbalance in matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) contributes to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development. Longitudinal studies investigating Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in MMPs and TIMPs with respect to COPD development and lung function decline in the general population are lacking. METHODS: We genotyped SNPs in MMP1 (G-1607GG), MMP2...
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