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Lack of independent relationship between the MMP-12 gene polymorphism and carotid plaque susceptibility in the Chinese Han population.
Vascular medicine (London, England) - 1 Oct 2012
Li Weiling, Jin Xiaoping, Zhou Yuanlin, Zhu Min, Lin XianFang, Hu Xiaofei, Wang Wanfen, Wang Feng, Jin Guofei
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase-12 gene (MMP-12 -82A/G) is correlated with serum protein levels or with the susceptibility for carotid plaques in the Chinese Han population. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was performed on the -82A/G polymorphism in the MMP-12 gene for 1314 patients with acute...
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