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Variation within three apoptosis associated genes as potential risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy in a British based case-control cohort.
Gene - 25 Oct 2015
Rickaby Rebecca, El Khoury Louis, Ribbans William J, Raleigh Stuart M
Abstract excerpt
Achilles tendon pathology (ATP) is a degenerative condition which exhibits excessive tenocyte apoptosis. Tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), caspase-3 (CASP3) and caspase-8 (CASP8) are important regulators of apoptosis. To date, the effects of variation within the genes for TNFR1 and CASP3 as risk factors for ATP have not been described. There is evidence that two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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