Variants within the MMP3 and COL5A1 genes associate with soft tissue injury history in elite male rugby athletes
This study is the first to identify associations between MMP3 rs679620 and COL5A1 rs12722 and soft-tissue injury history in elite male rugby athletes. These findings support the growing evidence that soft-tissue injury could be influenced by an athlete's genetic predisposition.
Authors
- Stephen H. Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2020-0432)
- Robert M. Erskine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5705-0207)
- Mark Antrobus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4229-6888)
- Yannis Paul Pitsiladis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-2449)
- Peter Callus
- Adam J. Herbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8964-0087)
- Alun G. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8052-8184)
- Tom Cullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9058-6716)
- DANIEL S. MARTIN (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6220-8235)
- Stuart M. Raleigh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-0040)
- Liam P. Kilduff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9449-2293)
- Georgina K. Stebbings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0706-2864)
- Malcolm Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2564-0480)
- Shane M. Heffernan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3297-9335)
- Mark A. Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5582-3683)
- Jon Brazier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4104-9447)
Institutions
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- The Open University (GB)
- Swansea University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of science and medicine in sport
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.05.007
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.16