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Is the C34T polymorphism of the AMPD1 gene associated with athlete performance in rowing?
International journal of sports medicine - 1 Dec 2011
Ciȩszczyk P, Eider J, Ostanek M, Leońska-Duniec A, Ficek K, Kotarska K, Girdauskas G
Abstract excerpt
The skeletal muscle-specific isoform of adenosine monophosphate deaminase (AMPD) is one of the most important regulators of muscle energy metabolism. A nonsense C to T transition in nucleotide 34 (C34T) in exon 2 of AMPD1 gene converts the codon CAA into the premature stop-codon TAA. 127 Polish male rowers including Olympic and world champions were recruited for this study. Controls samples were obtained from 251...
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