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The association of genetic variants of matrix metalloproteinases with abdominal aortic aneurysm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Feb 2014
Morris Dylan R, Biros Erik, Cronin Oliver, Kuivaniemi Helena, Golledge Jonathan
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CONTEXT: Aberrant matrix turnover is believed to play a key role in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases; TIMPs) are important enzymes in the control of extracellular matrix remodelling. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within MMP and TIMP gene...
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