Moreover, MMP Enzymatic activity/TIMP protein ratios MMP-2/TIMP-1, MMP-2/TIMP-3, MMP-9/TIMP-1 and MMP-9/TIMP-3 were increased in CCC as compared with DCM and control, and MMP-2/TIMP-2 and MMP-2/TIMP-4 ratios were higher among CCC than DCM. This evidence concerns the gene MMP9 and familial dilated cardiomyopathy.