Genetic associations with Achilles tendinopathy

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2005-2006

  Scott, Alexander ^a   Khan, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ACHILLES TENDON; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 78649379585     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq150     Document Type: Editorial

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