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Sequence variants within the 3'-UTR of the COL5A1 gene alters mRNA stability: implications for musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology - 1 Jun 2011
Laguette Mary-Jessica, Abrahams Yoonus, Prince Sharon, Collins Malcolm
Abstract excerpt
COL5A1 encodes the α1 chain of type V collagen, a quantitatively minor fibrillar collagen that regulates fibrillogenesis. A variant within the 3'-UTR of COL5A1 is associated with chronic Achilles tendinopathy (AT) and other exercise-related phenotypes but the functional significance of this is unknown. The aim of this study was therefore to identify functional differences between the COL5A1 3'-UTR from patients...
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