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Lack of an association between matrix metalloproteinase polymorphisms and coronary heart disease in a Han Chinese population.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 9 Oct 2015
Wang C M, Ye H D, Li Y R, Hong Q X, Tang L L, Zhou A N, Xu M Q, Duan S W
Abstract excerpt
Coronary heart disease (CHD) has become a leading cause of human deaths worldwide. Recent studied showed that polymorphisms of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) genes played important roles in extracellular matrix remodeling and contribute to the pathogenesis of vascular diseases. Here, we investigated whether these MMP gene polymorphisms were associated with CHD in Han Chinese. Our case-control study was...
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