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Polymorphic variation within the ADAMTS2, ADAMTS14, ADAMTS5, ADAM12 and TIMP2 genes and the risk of Achilles tendon pathology: a genetic association study.
Journal of science and medicine in sport - 1 Nov 2013
El Khoury Louis, Posthumus Michael, Collins Malcolm, Handley Christopher J, Cook Jill, Raleigh Stuart M
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OBJECTIVES: Achilles tendon pathology (ATP) is a multifactorial condition for which genetic risk factors have been identified. The ADAMTS, ADAM12 and TIMP2 genes encode enzymes that are important regulators of tendon homeostasis. ADAMTS2 and ADAMTS14 proteins are procollagen N-propeptidases for pro-collagen type I, type II, and type III. ADAMTS2, like COL5A1, has been linked to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Variants...
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