Are genes encoding proteoglycans really associated with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament rupture?

• Main Authors: P Cięszczyk (Author), K Willard (Author), P Gronek (Author), P Zmijewski (Author), G Trybek (Author), J Gronek (Author), M Weber-Rajek (Author), P Stastny (Author), M Petr (Author), E Lulińska-Kuklik (Author), K Ficek (Author), E Kemeryte-Riaubiene (Author), E Maculewicz (Author), AV September (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Proteoglycans are considered integral structural components of tendon and ligament and have been implicated in the resistance of compressive forces, collagen fibrillogenesis, matrix remodelling and cell signalling. Several sequence variants within genes encoding proteoglycans were recently implicate...