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The Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Promoter Polymorphisms with Prostate Cancer in Taiwanese Patients.
Anticancer research - 1 Jul 2018
Liao Cheng-Hsi, Wu Hsi-Chin, Hu Pei-Shin, Hsu Shih-Wei, Shen Te-Chun, Hsia Te-Chun, Chang Wen-Shin, Tsai Chia-Wen, Bau DA-Tian
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BACKGROUND/AIM: The family of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is responsible for the maintenance of extracellular matrix component homeostasis and the association of MMP-1 genetic polymorphisms with personal susceptibility to prostate cancer has only been investigated in Turkish and Japan populations and never in Taiwan. In the current study, we aimed to examine the contribution of a polymorphism in the promoter...
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