Marfan (n = 28) | Controllo (n = 23) | ||||
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MMP | Detectable cases | Activity levels (au). Average ± SD | Detectable cases | Activity levels (au). Average ± SD | P (“t” Student’s test) |
proMMP-9 | 22 (78%) | 15441 ± 2646 | 23 (100%) | 11772 ± 2146 | NS |
MMP-9 | 13 (46%) | 20752 ± 7322 | 9 (39%) | 46307 ± 17506 | NS |
proMMP-2 | 16 (57%) | 120629 ± 35599 | 13 (57%) | 71236 ± 32762 | NS |
MMP-2 | 7 (25%) | 7768 ± 2450 | 9 (39%) | 10700 ± 5832 | NS |
48/55KDa | 17 (61%) | 105218 ± 16519 | 8 (61%) | 59121 ± 14533 | < 0,05 |