Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
MMP9
Associated Variants
MMP9 MUTATION
MMP9 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Dilatation of aorta
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
In the mouse CaCl2-induced AAA model, deficiency of myeloid TM, but not vascular smooth muscle cell TM, inhibited macrophage accumulation, attenuated proinflammatory cytokine and matrix metalloproteinase-9 production, and finally mitigated elastin destruction and aortic dilatation.
Pubmed
26338301
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
APPROACH AND RESULTS
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
2
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
7
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000542883744160607
Drugs