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SUBMITTER: Zhu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625098 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Yong Y Li Shunan S Huang Zhi Z Xing Wenhua W Li Feng F Da Yifeng Y Xue Jianmin J Li Manglai M Sun Ke K Jia Haiyu H Yang Xuejun X
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 20190523 7
<h4>Background</h4>Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is the second most common cause of inflammatory arthritis worldwide affecting the axial skeleton. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3) in the development of AS has few been investigated in Chinese population.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 362 patients with AS and 362 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Five SNPs in MMP3 genotypes were identified by Agena MassARRAY. Chi-squared tests and genetic model were ...[more]