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Plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels, MMP-9 gene haplotypes, and cardiovascular risk in obese subjects.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2016
Luizon Marcelo R, Belo Vanessa A, Fernandes Karla S, Andrade Vanessa L, Tanus-Santos Jose E, Sandrim Valeria C
Abstract excerpt
Plasma matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 is a predictor of cardiovascular mortality, and MMP-9 polymorphisms affect plasma MMP-9 levels. However, no study examined whether MMP-9 haplotypes affect MMP-9 levels in obese adults. We examined whether MMP-9 polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with obesity, and whether they affect MMP-9 levels in obese subjects. We examined the plasma levels of MMP-9 and tissue...
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