Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
MMP9
Associated Variants
MMP9 MUTATION
MMP9 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
MMPs and their inhibitors, tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs), have been implicated in the pathogenesis of IPF based upon the results of clinical studies reporting elevated levels of MMPs (including MMP-1, MMP-7, MMP-8, and MMP-9) in IPF blood and/or lung samples.
Pubmed
26121236
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_2/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
2
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
4
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000542883744160607
Drugs