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ArticleMuscles, ligaments and tendons journal2014

Could single nucleotide polymorphisms influence on the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of sport injuries?

Ricard Pruna, Lluis Til, Rosa Artells

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Article in Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Genetic biomarkers in non-contact muscle injuries in elite soccer players.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ricard PrunaFootball Club Barcelona Medical Services, Barcelona, Spain.
Lluis TilFootball Club Barcelona Medical Services, Barcelona, Spain ; Olympic Center of Sports Medicine (CAR), Sant Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain.
Rosa ArtellsSM Genomics, Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona, Spain.
FC Barcelona · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a new powerful biological tool in sports medicine, when used to treat tendon, ligament and muscle injuries. PRP is a fraction of autologous whole blood containing an increased number of platelets and a wide variety of cytokines that can improve and accelerate the healing of various tissues. An analysis of the literature shows promising pre-clinical results for PRP treatment, but there is a lack of solid clinical proof to support its use in sports medicine, and in fact, clinical findings on individual responses to PRP treatment are contradictory. These contradictions may be due to interindividual differences in the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes related to PRPs and/or their receptors. These SNPs can determine a greater or lesser response to this treatment and consequently a shorter or longer recovery time. We have focused our attention in the study of genes related to PRP with the aim to develope a genetic profile that will identify the individuals and injuries most likely to benefit from PRP treatment.

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growth factorsmusculoskeletal soft-tissue injuriesplatelet-enriched proteinssingle nucleotide polymorphisms

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PMID24932449
PMCPMC4049652
OpenAlexW1983576253

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