An observational study of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in cystic fibrosis

Acknowledgements This work was supported by awards from the University of Aberdeen Development Trust and (TMRC INF_AU_124) from the Translational Medicine Research Collaboration — a consortium made up of the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, the four associated NHS Health Boards (Grampian, Tayside, Lothian and Greater Glasgow & Clyde), Scottish Enterprise and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. We would like to acknowledge the help of Mrs Irene Pucci who collected the paediatric samples in Aberdeen, Mrs Gillian Moir who processed the sputum and blood samples in Aberdeen, and Nicola Stevens and Dr Anna Tommasi who were involved in the collection and processing of samples in Dundee.Peer reviewedPostprin