Association of a specific haplotype across the genes MMP1 and MMP3 with radiographic joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis

Table 3 Allelic combinations of the 1G/2G (MMP1) polymorphism and the 5A/6A (MMP3) polymorphism

	MMP3
	Rheumatoid arthritis patients			Controls
MMP1	5A/5A	5A/6A	6A/6A	5A/5A	5A/6A	6A/6A
1G/1G	13.2	11.1	2.1	13.4	16.4	0.9
1G/2G	10.0	28.2	10.0	7.3	26.4	15.5
2G/2G	2.1	8.6	14.6	2.7	6.4	10.9

Results are observed frequencies of all rheumatoid arthritis patients and controls (percentages). MMP, matrix metalloproteinase.

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