The genetic basis of human athletic performance. Why are psychological components so often overlooked?

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We have read with interest the recent article in The Journal of Physiology by Williams & Folland (2008), who concluded that human physical performance is essentially multifactorial and determined by a range of environmental (physical training, nutrition and technological aids) and genetic factors. Identifying the genes relevant to human athletic performance has been difficult in the past, because each causal gene...

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