[The serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3 and -9 are significantly elevated in KD patients, and polymorphisms in the genes encoding MMP-3 and MMP-9 have been associated with the susceptibility, severity, and progression of atherosclerosis and aneurysm.]. Sentence from MEDLINE/PubMed, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Gene-disease associations inferred from text-mining the literature.
DisGeNET evidence - LITERATURE