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The ACE gene and endurance performance during the South African Ironman Triathlons.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Aug 2004
Collins Malcolm, Xenophontos Stavroulla L, Cariolou Marios A, Mokone Gaonyadiwe G, Hudson Dale E, Anastasiades Lakis, Noakes Timothy D
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PURPOSE: Several studies have suggested that the insertion (I) variant rather than the deletion (D) variant of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene is associated with elite endurance performance. The aim of this study was to determine whether the ID polymorphism is associated with the performance of the fastest finishers of the South African Ironman Triathlons. METHODS: A total of 447 Caucasian male...
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