PMID- 23890452 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131022 LR - 20211021 IS - 1471-2474 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2474 (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2013 Jul 26 TI - Single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with non-contact soft tissue injuries in elite professional soccer players: influence on degree of injury and recovery time. PG - 221 LID - 10.1186/1471-2474-14-221 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The biological mechanisms involved in non-contact musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries (NCMSTI) are poorly understood. Genetic risk factors may be associated with susceptibility to injuries, and may exert marked influence on recovery times. METHODS: Data on type and degree of injury and recovery time were collected in 73 male professional soccer players (43 White, 11 Black Africans and 19 Hispanics) who suffered total of 242 injuries (203 muscle, 24 ligament, and 15 tendon injuries). One single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) in the following genes were analyzed: Elastin (ELN); Titin (TTN); SRY-related HMG-box (SOX15); Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2); Chemokine, CC motif, ligand 2 (CCL2); Collagen type 1 alpha 1(COL1A1); Collagen type 5 alpha 1 (COL5A1), and Tenascin C (TNC). RESULTS: There was evidence of a statistically significant association between the degree of injury and the IGF2 genotype (P = 0.034). In addition, there was evidence of a statistically significant association between the degree of muscle injury and CCL2 (P = 0.026) Finally, there was evidence of a statistically significant association between ELN and degree of injury (p = 0.009) and recovery time (P = 0.043). There was no evidence of a statistically significant association between any of the genes studied and degree of injury or recovery time for tendon injuries. CONCLUSION: SNPs in the IGF2, CCL2, and ELN genes may be associated to the degree and recovery time of NCMSTI. FAU - Pruna, Ricard AU - Pruna R AD - FC Barcelona Medical Services, Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Artells, Rosa AU - Artells R FAU - Ribas, Jordi AU - Ribas J FAU - Montoro, Bruno AU - Montoro B FAU - Cos, Francesc AU - Cos F FAU - Munoz, Carme AU - Munoz C FAU - Rodas, Gil AU - Rodas G FAU - Maffulli, Nicola AU - Maffulli N LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130726 PL - England TA - BMC Musculoskelet Disord JT - BMC musculoskeletal disorders JID - 100968565 RN - 0 (CCL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (IGF2 protein, human) RN - 67763-97-7 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor II) RN - 9007-58-3 (Elastin) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Athletic Injuries/*genetics/pathology/physiopathology MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics MH - Elastin/genetics MH - *Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Genotype MH - Humans MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor II/genetics MH - Male MH - *Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide MH - Recovery of Function MH - *Soccer MH - Soft Tissue Injuries/*genetics/pathology/physiopathology MH - Time Factors MH - Trauma Severity Indices MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC3726514 EDAT- 2013/07/31 06:00 MHDA- 2013/10/23 06:00 PMCR- 2013/07/26 CRDT- 2013/07/30 06:00 PHST- 2013/06/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/07/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/07/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/10/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/07/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1471-2474-14-221 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1471-2474-14-221 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Jul 26;14:221. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-221.