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The protective role of the -735C/T and the -1306C/T polymorphisms of the MMP-2 gene in the development of primary open-angle glaucoma.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Mar 2014
Kaminska Anna, Banas-Lezanska Patrycja, Przybylowska Karolina, Gacek Mira, Majsterek Ireneusz, Szaflik Jerzy, Szaflik Jacek P
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BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) are involved in the degradation of extracellular matrix components, resulting in ocular tissue damage. The -735C/T and -1306C/T polymorphisms recognized in the promoter region of the MM...
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