title: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 -1562 C/T gene polymorphism in Serbian patients with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is suggested to play a role in MS by mediating T cell migration across subendothelial basement membrane and by contribution to myelin breakdown. We studied the association of MMP-9 -1562 C/T gene polymorphisms with MS susceptibility and severity in 187 patients from Serbia. The significant decrease in T allele carriership (p = 0.01), was found in female MS patients. In addition, a trend toward lower MSSS in T allele carriers was noticed (CC, mean 5.7 +/- 2.5 vs. CT+TT, mean 4.9 +/- 2.5). Further studies in different populations are needed to resolve the potential influence of MMP-9 gene polymorphism on MS.
authors.affiliation: Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Belgrade, Serbia. majaz@vin.bg.ac.yu
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zivković
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Djurić
authors.forename: Evica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dincić
authors.forename: Ranko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raicević
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alavantić
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stanković
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9