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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 -1562T allele and its combination with MMP-2 -735 C allele are risk factors for breast cancer.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2015
Rahimi Zohreh, Yari Kheirolah, Rahimi Ziba
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is up-regulated in human cancers. The aim of present study was to investigate the role of MMP-9 C-1562T polymorphism and its interaction with MMP- 2 C-735T polymorphism in susceptibility to breast cancer in a population from Western Iran with Kurdish ethnic background. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study sample of 205 individuals consisted of 101 breast...
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