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The GDF5 gene and anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
International journal of sports medicine - 1 Apr 2013
Raleigh S M, Posthumus M, O'Cuinneagain D, van der Merwe W, Collins M
Abstract excerpt
A recent genetic association study has revealed that a variant (rs143383) within the 5'-untranslated region of the growth differentiation factor 5 gene (GDF5) associates with the risk of Achilles tendon pathology. The aim of this study was to determine whether this variant associates with the risk of ACL rupture. A cohort of 126 Caucasians with ACL rupture (ACL group), including 51 subjects who ruptured their ACL...
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