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Role of MMP-2 and its inhibitor TIMP-2 as biomarkers for susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus.
Biomarkers in medicine - 1 Aug 2020
Vira Hemant J, Pradhan Vandana D, Umare Vinod D, Chaudhary Ajay K, Rajadhyksha Anjali G, Nadkar Milind Y, Ghosh Kanjaksha, Nadkarni Anita H
Abstract excerpt
Aim: To investigate the possible association between MMP-2 (-1575 G/A, -1306 C/T) and its inhibitor TIMP-2 (-418 G/C) functional polymorphisms with development of severity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Materials & methods: 150 SLE patients and matched healthy controls were recruited. Polymorphisms were detected by PCR-RFLP and serum levels by ELISA. Results: Mean MMP-2 and TIMP-2 serum level and...
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