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Genetic Variants and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture: A Systematic Review.
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) - 1 Aug 2017
Kaynak Mustafa, Nijman Frank, van Meurs Joyce, Reijman Max, Meuffels Duncan E
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BACKGROUND: Studies have shown a familial predisposition for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and have been followed by genetic-association studies on polymorphisms in candidate genes in recent years. To date, no systematic review with a best-evidence synthesis has evaluated the influence of genetics on this devastating knee injury. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to evaluate the association between genetic...
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