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Analysis of matrix metalloproteinase-1 gene polymorphisms and expression in benign and malignant breast tumors.
Cancer investigation - 1 Nov 2011
Zhou Jing, Brinckerhoff Constance, Lubert Susan, Yang Kui, Saini Jasmine, Hooke Jeffrey, Mural Richard, Shriver Craig, Somiari Stella
Abstract excerpt
A guanine insertion polymorphism in matrix metalloproteinase-1 promoter (MMP-1 2G) is linked to early onset and aggressiveness in cancer. We determined the role of MMP-1 2G on MMP-1 expression and breast cancer severity in patients with breast diseases. We observed no significant difference in genotype distribution among different disease groups. However, MMP-1 expression was significantly higher in atypical...
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