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Influence of variations across the MMP-1 and -3 genes on the serum levels of MMP-1 and -3 and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2012
Chen Y, Nixon N B, Dawes P T, Mattey D L
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and are strongly associated with levels of inflammation. To understand the relationship between MMP-1 and -3 variants and MMP levels in RA, we investigated the genotypic and haplotypic relationships of the MMP-1 and -3 genes with circulating levels of these MMPs. The genotypes of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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