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Synergistic effect of stromelysin-1 (matrix metalloproteinase-3) promoter (-1171 5A->6A) polymorphism in oral submucous fibrosis and head and neck lesions

BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes that degrade all the components of extra cellular matrix and collagen. Various types of MMPs are known to be expressed and activated in patients with oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) as well as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The...

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Autores principales: Chaudhary, Ajay K, Singh, Mamta, Bharti, Alok C, Singh, Mangal, Shukla, Shirish, Singh, Atul K, Mehrotra, Ravi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20630073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-10-369