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Association of Common Variants in MMPs with Periodontitis Risk.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2016
Li Wenyang, Zhu Ying, Singh Pradeep, Ajmera Deepal Haresh, Song Jinlin, Ji Ping
Abstract excerpt
Background. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are considered to play an important role during tissue remodeling and extracellular matrix degradation. And functional polymorphisms in MMPs genes have been reported to be associated with the increased risk of periodontitis. Recently, many studies have investigated the association between MMPs polymorphisms and periodontitis risk. However, the results remain...
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