11 Ye Ye S S Eriksson Eriksson P P Hamsten Hamsten A A Progression of coronary atherosclerosis is associated with a common genetic variant of the human stromelysin-1 promoter which results in reduced gene expression Progression of coronary atherosclerosis is associated with a common genetic variant of the human stromelysin-1 promoter which results in reduced gene expression J Biol Chem. J Biol Chem. 1996 1996 271 271 13055 13055 13060 13060 8662692 8662692. The gene discussed is MMP3; the disease is coronary atherosclerosis.