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Does the C34T mutation in AMPD1 alter exercise capacity in the elderly?
International journal of sports medicine - 1 Jun 2006
Pérez M, Martin M A, Cañete S, Rubio J C, Fernández-Moreira D, San Juan A F, Gómez-Gallego F, Santiago C, Arenas J, Lucia A
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Ageing does affect functional capacity through several changes at the peripheral muscle level that impair the muscles capacity to produce energy and generate force. The skeletal muscle-specific isoform of AMP deaminase (AMPD) plays an important regulatory role in muscle metabolism and in determining energy charge. Since nearly 20 % of the general Caucasian population is heterozygous (CT) for the most common C34T...
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