Association between Polymorphisms in the Promoter Regions of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) and Risk of Cancer Metastasis: A Meta-Analysis

• Dan Liu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Dan Liu, Hong Guo

  Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Hong Guo ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Dan Liu, Hong Guo

  Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Yafei Li,

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Xueqing Xu,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Kang Yang ,

  * E-mail: kangyang@mail.tmmu.edu.cn (KY); baiyungene@gmail.com (YB)

  Affiliation Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

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• Yun Bai

  * E-mail: kangyang@mail.tmmu.edu.cn (KY); baiyungene@gmail.com (YB)

  Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

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