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Higher risk of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2, 7, 9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP-2) genetic variants to gallbladder cancer.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Sept 2012
Sharma Kiran L, Misra Sanjeev, Kumar Ashok, Mittal Balraj
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase belong to family of pericellular collagenases which degrade extracellular matrix (ECM), and is involved in the modulation and susceptibility of various cancers. METHODOLOGY: The present study included 410 gallbladder (GBC) cases and 230 healthy controls from North India. Study examined the associations of polymorphisms of MMP-2c.735C>T (rs2285053), MMP-2c.1306 C>T (rs243865),...
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