Matrix metalloproteinase-3 promoter polymorphisms but not <it>dupA</it>-<it>H. pylori </it>correlate to duodenal ulcers in <it>H. pylori</it>-infected females

Matrix metalloproteinase-3 promoter polymorphisms but not <it>dupA</it>-<it>H. pylori </it>correlate to duodenal ulcers in <it>H. pylori</it>-infected females

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study investigated if the <it>H. pylori dupA </it>genotype and certain host single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors (TIMPs), including MMP-3, MMP-7, MMP-9, TIMP...

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Main Authors: Yeh Yi-Chun, Cheng Hsiu-Chi, Chang Wei-Lun, Yang Hsiao-Bai, Sheu Bor-Shyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/218

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