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The COL5A1 gene is associated with increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in female participants.
The American journal of sports medicine - 1 Nov 2009
Posthumus Michael, September Alison V, O'Cuinneagain Dion, van der Merwe Willem, Schwellnus Martin P, Collins Malcolm
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BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament ruptures, especially to young female athletes, are a cause of major concern in the sports medicine fraternity. The major structural constituents of ligaments are collagens, specifically types I and V. Recently, the gene that encodes for the alpha1 chain of type I collagen (COL1A1) has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of cruciate ligament ruptures. The...
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