Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase‐2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‐2 is correlated with poor prognostic variables in patients with thymic epithelial tumors - Concepedia

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Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase‐2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‐2 is correlated with poor prognostic variables in patients with thymic epithelial tumors

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2003

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Kenichi Sogawa, Kazuya Kondo, Haruhiko Fujino, Yuji Takahashi, Takanori Miyoshi, Shoji Sakiyama, Kiyoshi Mukai, Yasumasa Monden

Abstract

MMP-2 and TIMP-2 are key enzymes for invasiveness of thymic epithelial tumors. The expression of these proteins can predict a poor outcome in patients with thymoma.

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