Polymorphisms of the matrix metalloproteinase-3 gene and the risk of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries

A. Gibbon1,∗, H. Hobbs2, W. van der Merwe2, M. Posthumus1, J. Cook4, C. Handley5, M. Collins1,3, A. September1 1 MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Newlands, South Africa 2 Sports Science Orthopaedic Clinic, Cape Town, South Africa 3 MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa 4 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 5 School of Human Biosciences and the Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia