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Association between a beta2-adrenergic receptor polymorphism and elite endurance performance.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Dec 2007
Wolfarth Bernd, Rankinen Tuomo, Mühlbauer Susanne, Scherr Johannes, Boulay Marcel R, Pérusse Louis, Rauramaa Rainer, Bouchard Claude
Abstract excerpt
The Arg16Gly single nucleotide polymorphism of the human beta(2)-adrenoceptor (ADRB2) gene was evaluated in a case-control study that included 313 white male elite endurance athletes and 297 white male sedentary controls (SCs) recruited in a multicenter project from North America, Finland, and Germany. The groups were matched by country of origin. The elite endurance athletes were required to have a maximum...
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