Genetic factors in rotator cuff pathology: potential influence of col 5A1 polymorphism in outcomes of rotator cuff repair

Abstract Background Investigations in genetics have provided valuable information about the correlation between gene variants and tendinopathy. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of COL5A1 gene are reported to be involved in Achilles tendinopathy, chronic degenerative tendon changes at the elbow, and o...

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Main Authors: Stefano Petrillo, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Katia Margiotti, Vincenzo Candela, Caterina Fusilli, Giacomo Rizzello, Alessandro De Luca, Vincenzo Denaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-020-01022-0