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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 polymorphisms affect plasma MMP-9 levels and antihypertensive therapy responsiveness in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Dec 2012
Palei A C T, Sandrim V C, Amaral L M, Machado J S R, Cavalli R C, Lacchini R, Duarte G, Tanus-Santos J E
Abstract excerpt
Abnormal matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 levels may have a role in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We examined whether MMP-9 genetic polymorphisms (g.-1562C >T and g.-90(CA)13-25) modify plasma MMP-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 levels and the responses to antihypertensive therapy in 214 patients with preeclampsia (PE), 185 patients with gestational hypertension (GH) and a control...
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