Objective-To define the pattern of mRNA expression of all human matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) described to date in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and traumatic synovial membrane, in order to diVerentiate between a physiological tissue remodelling pattern and that associated with inflammatory tissue destruction.
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