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The Contribution of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Promoter Genotypes in Taiwan Lung Cancer Risk.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2018
Shen Te-Chun, Chang Wen-Shin, Tsai Chia-Wen, Chao Che-Yi, Lin Yi-Ting, Hsiao Chieh-Lun, Hsu Che-Lun, Chen Wei-Chun, Hsia Te-Chun, Bau DA-Tian
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Up-regulation of metallo-proteinase (MMP) proteins has been shown in various types of solid cancers and the genotype of MMP1 has been associated with the risk of solid cancers. The contribution of MMP1 genotype to lung cancer has been investigated in various countries, though, to our knowledge, not in Taiwan. Therefore, in this study, we focused on the contribution of a polymorphism in the...
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