Chromosomal assignment of the gene encoding the human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases to Xp11.1–p11.4

Abstract
The tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) is thought to play a regulatory role in connective tissues by forming inactive complexes with those metalloproteinases that are normally responsible for connective tissue turnover. The human gene encoding TIMP has been mapped to the X chromosome in the region Xp11.1-p11.4.