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The contribution of the genetic variations of the matrix metalloproteinase-1 gene to the genetic susceptibility of gastric cancer.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Oct 2014
Dedong He, Bin Zhang, Peisheng Sun, Hongwei Xu, Qinghui Yang
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), an interstitial collagenase, is responsible for the proteolytic degradation of basement membrane and extracellular matrix. MMP-1 plays a major role in the invasion of gastric cancer (GC). The role of the genetic polymorphisms in the functional regions of MMP-1 on the risk of GC remains unclear. To identify the markers that contribute to the genetic susceptibility to GC, we...
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