ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2017
Low back pain and FokI (rs2228570) polymorphism of vitamin D receptor in athletes.
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- Identification of specific injury-related SNPs in high-level athletes of Arab origin: A pilot study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Relevance of Serum Levels and Functional Genetic Variants in Vitamin D Receptor Gene among Saudi Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- Strong association between VDR FokI (rs2228570) gene variant and serum vitamin D levels in Turkish Cypriots.Molecular biology reports · 2019Article
- Fc receptor-like 3 (-169T>C) polymorphism increases the risk of tendinopathy in volleyball athletes: a case control study.BMC medical genetics · 2018Article
- Immunohistochemical evaluation of vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in cutaneous melanoma tissues and four VDR gene polymorphisms.Cancer biology & medicine · 2017Article
- The role of genetic and epigenetic factors in sports-related muscle, bone, and brain injuries.Science progressReview
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Abstract
backgroundLow back pain (LBP) is common in athletes. LBP can be detrimental to athletic performance and health. Factors predisposing to LBP in athletes remain elusive and require further studies. We investigated whether carriage of a specific genotype and/or allele of vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) FokI polymorphism (rs2228570) was a risk factor for LBP in athletes of different sports disciplines.
methodsThis genotype/phenotype association case-control study included 60 Italian athletes (25 females and 35 males; mean age 33.9 ± 13.3 years; body-mass-index 23.5 ± 3.5 kg/m
resultsThe homozygous FF genotype was found in 58.3% (14/24) of athletes with LBP versus 27.8% (10/36) of athletes without LBP, adjusted OR = 5.78, 95% CI 1.41-23.8,
conclusionsThis is the first study in which an association between
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