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J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2023;15(4): 223-230. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2023.31844
PMID: 38357561        PMCID: PMC10862034

Original Article

Evaluation of MMP-9, IL-6, TNF-α levels and peripheral blood mononuclear cells genes expression of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in Iranian patients with coronary artery disease

Tooran Akbari 1 ORCID, Toktam Kazemi Fard 1, Reza Fadaei 2, Rahim Rostami 3 ORCID, Nariman Moradi 4, Monireh Movahedi 1, Soudabeh Fallah 3 * ORCID

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