Functional Polymorphism in the Regulatory Region of Gelatinase B Gene in Relation to Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis
- 13 April 1999
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 99 (14) , 1788-1794
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.99.14.1788
Abstract
Background—Gelatinase B, a matrix metalloproteinase that has proteolytic activity against connective tissue proteins, has been suggested to be important in the connective tissue remodeling processe...Keywords
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