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The association between the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism and noncontact acute ankle sprains.
Journal of sports sciences - 1 Jan 2015
Shang Xuya, Li Zongyu, Cao Xuecheng, Xie Chen, Gu Mingyong, Chen Pei, Yang Xiaoqing, Cai Jinfang
Abstract excerpt
Ankle sprains are one of the most severe musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries during physical activity. Although many risk factors have been offered, it is unclear why some individuals develop noncontact ankle sprains when participating in comparable levels of physical exertion under identical environmental conditions and others do not. The ACTN3 gene that encodes the α-actinin-3 protein, which is, only expressed...
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