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Pharmacogenetic associations of MMP9 and MMP12 variants with cardiovascular disease in patients with hypertension.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Tanner Rikki M, Lynch Amy I, Brophy Victoria H, Eckfeldt John H, Davis Barry R, Ford Charles E, Boerwinkle Eric, Arnett Donna K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: MMP-9 and -12 function in tissue remodeling and may play roles in cardiovascular disease (CVD). We assessed associations of four MMP polymorphisms and three antihypertensive drugs with cardiovascular outcomes. METHODS: Hypertensives (n = 42,418) from a double-blind, randomized, clinical trial were randomized to chlorthalidone, amlodipine, lisinopril, or doxazosin treatment (mean follow up, 4.9 years)....
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