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Genome-wide association screens for Achilles tendon and ACL tears and tendinopathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Kim Stuart K, Roos Thomas R, Roos Andrew K, Kleimeyer John P, Ahmed Marwa A, Goodlin Gabrielle T, Fredericson Michael, Ioannidis John P A, Avins Andrew L, Dragoo Jason L
Abstract excerpt
Achilles tendinopathy or rupture and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture are substantial injuries affecting athletes, associated with delayed recovery or inability to return to competition. To identify genetic markers that might be used to predict risk for these injuries, we performed genome-wide association screens for these injuries using data from the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and...
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