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Genes encoding proteoglycans are associated with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures.
British journal of sports medicine - 1 Dec 2014
Mannion Sasha, Mtintsilana Asanda, Posthumus Michael, van der Merwe Willem, Hobbs Hayden, Collins Malcolm, September Alison V
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BACKGROUND: Genetic variants within genes involved in fibrillogenesis have previously been implicated in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury susceptibility. Proteoglycans also have important functions in fibrillogenesis and maintaining the structural integrity of ligaments. Genes encoding proteoglycans are plausible candidates to be investigated for associations with ACL injury susceptibility; polymorphisms...
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