Coronary Artery Complicated Lesion Area Is Related to Functional Polymorphism of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Gene
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 21 (9) , 1446-1450
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hq0901.095545
Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is expressed in human atherosclerotic plaques, and the protein is localized in human coronary atherosclerotic lesions. The MMP9 gene has a C-to-T promoter polymorp...Keywords
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