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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 gene polymorphisms affect circulating MMP-2 levels in patients with migraine with aura.
Gene - 1 Jan 2013
Gonçalves Flavia M, Martins-Oliveira Alisson, Lacchini Riccardo, Belo Vanessa A, Speciali Jose G, Dach Fabíola, Tanus-Santos Jose E
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are involved in the disruption of blood-brain barrier (BBB) during migraine attacks. In the present study, we hypothesized that two functional polymorphisms (C(-1306)T and C(-735)T) in MMP-2 gene and MMP-2 haplotypes are associated with migraine and modify MMP-2 and tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP)-2 levels in migraine. Genotypes for MMP-2 polymorphisms were determined by real...
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