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SUBMITTER: Wang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128940 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Kai K Zhou Yi Y Li Gang G Wen Xinli X Kou Yuan Y Yu Jiao J He Haifeng H Zhao Qian Q Xue Feng F Wang Jin J Zhao Xinhan X
Scientific reports 20180907 1
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of zinc-dependent endopeptidases that can breakdown almost all extracellular matrix components. MMP8 and MMP9 have been shown to be associated with breast cancer (BC) risk in European and American populations. However, few studies have focused on the polymorphisms of MMP8 and MMP9 in Chinese Han BC patients. We investigated nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 571 BC cases and 578 controls to evaluating their association with risk of BC. The ...[more]