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MMP expression in rheumatoid inflammation: the rs11568818 polymorphism is associated with MMP-7 expression at an extra-articular site.
Genes and immunity - 1 Apr 2013
Kazantseva M G, Hung N A, Highton J, Hessian P A
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) contribute to the joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Less is known of the involvement of MMPs at extra-articular sites of rheumatoid inflammation. We assessed the relative contribution from MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-7 and MMP-12 to joint and extra-articular tissue destruction and inflammation by comparing gene expression in joint synovia and subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules from RA...
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