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Association of MMP-9 polymorphisms with diabetic nephropathy risk: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Medicine - 18 Sept 2020
Xie Yan, Wang Zhixue, Chang Lin, Chen Guotao
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BACKGROUND: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a multifactorial disease with gene-environment interaction resulting in progressive renal function damage. Multiple studies have assessed the association between matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) gene promoter polymorphism and DN susceptibility. However, the results are inconclusive. In the present study, we will conduct a meta-analysis to further examine this...
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