COL5A1 rs12722 polymorphism is not associated with passive muscle stiffness and sports-related muscle injury in Japanese athletes

Poor joint flexibility has been repeatedly proposed as a risk factor for muscle injury. The C-to-T polymorphism (rs12722) in the 3 ′-untranslated region of the collagen type V α1 chain gene (COL5A1) is reportedly ...

Source: BMC Medical Genetics - December 2, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Eri Miyamoto-Mikami, Naokazu Miyamoto, Hiroshi Kumagai, Kosuke Hirata, Naoki Kikuchi, Hirofumi Zempo, Noriko Kimura, Nobuhiro Kamiya, Hiroaki Kanehisa, Hisashi Naito and Noriyuki Fuku Tags: Research article Source Type: research