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Physiological variables and mitochondrial-related genotypes of an athlete who excels in both short and long-distance running.
Mitochondrion - 1 Sept 2011
Eynon Nir, Birk Ruth, Meckel Yoav, Lucia Alejandro, Nemet Dan, Eliakim Alon
Abstract excerpt
We report the athletic, physiological and mitochondrial-related genomic data of an Israeli endurance runner. He is holding the Israeli record in 10,000, 5000, 1500 and 800 m run, along with being one of the best Israeli 400 m runners. We tested the ACTN3 R577X, and six polymorphisms in the PPARGC1A-NRF-TFAM pathway genes. The case athlete was heterozygous for the ACTN3 R577X variation and had five out of six...
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