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Matrix metalloproteinase variants associated with risk and clinical outcome of esophageal cancer.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 4 May 2015
Zhang L, Xi R-X, Zhang X-Z
Abstract excerpt
We conducted a case-control study to investigate the role of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2, MMP3, and MMP9 single nucleotide polymorphisms on susceptibility to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in a Chinese population, and their association with environmental factors. A total of 226 patients with ESCC, and 226 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Polymerase chain...
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