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The circulating level of MMP-9 and its ratio to TIMP-1 as a predictor of severity in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 23 Sept 2013
Chiang Ting-Yen, Yu Yung-Luen, Lin Chiao-Wen, Tsao Shih-Ming, Yang Shun-Fa, Yeh Chao-Bin
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BACKGROUND: Here, we have examined the plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), the MMP-9/TIMP-1 molar ratio, the TIMP-1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) 372C/T and the susceptibility to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). MET...
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