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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
MMP3, MMP9, and PAI-1 are present at increased levels in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). The promoters of these genes contain polymorphisms, with alleles that exhibit different transcriptional activities in vitro. Association studies were performed using these polymorphisms and DNA isolated from 47 AAA patients, 57 intracranial aneurysm (IA) patients, and 174 controls, all from Finland. PAI-1 and MMP9 genotypes did not associate with aneurysms. The frequency of the 5A MMP3 allele was somewhat higher in the AAA than that in the control group (P = 0.0609 after Bonferroni correction), whereas the MMP3 allele frequencies in the IA group did not differ from those of the controls (P = 0.9667). These findings suggest that the transcriptionally more active 5A MMP3 allele might be a genetic risk factor for AAA among Finns. They are in agreement with previous studies demonstrating higher level of MMP3 expression in AAA than in control tissues.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
265
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
563-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Finland, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Intracranial Aneurysm, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Matrix Metalloproteinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10558909-Risk Factors
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic analysis of MMP3, MMP9, and PAI-1 in Finnish patients with abdominal aortic or intracranial aneurysms.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 48201-1928, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't