The genetics of sports injuries and athletic performance.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

in the last two decades, several evidences have been provided to support the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms and the susceptibility to develop injuries participating in sport and performance related to sports activity. We report up-to-date review of the genetics factors involved in tendon injuries and athletic performance.

Methods

we searched PubMed using the terms "sports injuries", "athletic performance" and "genetics" over the period 1990 to the present day. We also included non-English journals.

Results

most of the currently established or putative tendinopathy susceptibility loci have been analyzed by candidate gene studies. The genes currently associated with tendon injuries include gene encoding for collagen, matrix metallopeptidase

SUBMITTER: Maffulli N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3838326 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature