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Association between MMP-9 -1562 C/T polymorphism and susceptibility to digestive cancers: A meta-analysis.
Gene - 5 Oct 2018
Hu Chaoliang, Weng Fangzhong, Li Lin, Dai Wei, Yan Jun, Peng Liqing, Zhou Ruixiang
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play important roles in tumorigenesis. The variant in MMP-9 -1562 C/T (single nucleotide polymorphisms labeled rs3918242) has been extensively evaluated as predisposing factors to digestive cancers susceptibility. However, most of these studies only contained a small number of subjects and they showed conflicting results. Therefore, to elucidate these associations, we...
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