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A polymorphism in the alpha2a-adrenoceptor gene and endurance athlete status.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Oct 2000
Wolfarth B, Rivera M A, Oppert J M, Boulay M R, Dionne F T, Chagnon M, Gagnon J, Chagnon Y, Perusse L, Keul J, Bouchard C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In a case control study, we examined the allelic frequencies and genotype distributions of two restricted fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) in the alpha-2A-adrenoceptor gene (ADRA2A) and beta-2-adrenoceptor gene (ADRB2) among elite endurance athletes (EEA) and sedentary controls (SC). METHODS: The EEA group included 148 Caucasian male subjects recruited on the basis that they had a VO2max > 74 mL O2 x...
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