Elevated plasma tissue inhibitor of meta
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William K. Oh; Roberto Vargas; Susanna Jacobus; Kim Leitzel; Meredith M. Regan;
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinaseβ1 (TIMPβ1) has paradoxical multifunctional roles in tumorigenesis: inhibition of the catalytic activity of matrix metalloproteinases and apoptosis as well as promotion of angiogenesis and tumor growth. Elevated TIMPβ1 levels have bee