MMP11 and metastatic malignant neoplasm in the lymph nodes: However, in contrast, it was suggested that the MMP11 rs738792 C allele was associated with higher risk to develop to Child-Pugh B or C grade in HCC patients [38], and the C allele of MMP11 rs738792 was also suggested to be associated with increased incidence of lymph node metastasis in OSCC patients [40].