Article
Matrix metalloproteinase 3 polymorphisms as a potential marker of enhanced susceptibility to lung cancer in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease subjects.
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM - 1 Jan 2014
Brzóska Kamil, Bartłomiejczyk Teresa, Sochanowicz Barbara, Cymerman Magdalena, Grudny Jacek, Kołakowski Jacek, Kapka-Skrzypczak Lucyna, Kruszewski Marcin, Sliwiński Paweł, Roszkowski-Śliż Kazimierz
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often accompanied by lung cancer. Among the genes that may play a role in the occurrence of COPD and lung cancer are those encoding the proteolytic enzymes, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors. The objective of this study was to find MMPs-associated markers useful in the identification of COPD subjects...
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