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Association of MMP1-1607 1G/2G and TIMP1 372 T/C gene polymorphisms with risk of primary open angle glaucoma in a Polish population.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jul 2011
Majsterek Ireneusz, Markiewicz Lukasz, Przybylowska Karolina, Gacek Mira, Kurowska Anna K, Kaminska Anna, Szaflik Jerzy, Szaflik Jacek P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is considered to be a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors (TIMPs) have been extensively studied as POAG risk factors. Recently, several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for MMPs and TIMPs encoding genes have been reported in POAG patients. The aim of this study was to investigate association...
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