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Intestinal tumorigenesis is suppressed in mice lacking the metalloproteinase matrilysin.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Feb 1997
Wilson C L, Heppner K J, Labosky P A, Hogan B L, Matrisian L M
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) classically have been implicated in basement membrane destruction associated with late-stage tumor cell invasion and metastasis. However, recent studies have demonstrated that one MMP family member, matrilysin, is expressed in a high percentage of early-stage human colorectal tumors. We analyzed matrilysin expression in benign intestinal tumors from mice heterozygous for the...
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