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Is collagenase-3 (MMP-13) expression in chondrosarcoma of the jaws a true marker for tumor aggressiveness?

BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in the modeling and remodeling of the extracellular matrix in both physiologic and pathologic states and thus plays an important role in tumor progression. Human collagenase-3 (MMP-13) is a member of matrix metalloproteinase family...

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Autores principales: Zyada, Manal M, Shamaa, Ali A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2442587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18554405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-3-26