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Collagen genes and exercise-associated muscle cramping.
Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine - 1 Jan 2013
O'Connell Kevin, Posthumus Michael, Schwellnus Martin P, Collins Malcolm
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The authors hypothesized that variants within genes, such as COL5A1, COL3A1, COL6A1, and COL12A1, that code for connective tissue components of the musculoskeletal system may modulate susceptibility to exercise-associated muscle cramping (EAMC). Specifically, the aim of this study was to investigate if the COL5A1 rs12722 (C/T), COL3A1 rs1800255 (G/A), COL6A1 rs35796750 (T/C), and COL12A1 rs970547 (A/G)...
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