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The bradykinin beta 2 receptor (BDKRB2) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3) genes and endurance performance during Ironman Triathlons.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Mar 2006
Saunders Colleen J, Xenophontos Stavroulla L, Cariolou Marios A, Anastassiades Lakis C, Noakes Timothy D, Collins Malcolm
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that the insertion allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene was over-represented in the fastest South-African-born finishers of the South African Ironman Triathlons. As ACE is a component of the skeletal muscle kallikrein-kinin system (KKS), the aim of this study is to determine if there are any further associations between polymorphisms within the BDKRB2 and NOS3 genes,...
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