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ACVR1B rs2854464 Is Associated with Sprint/Power Athletic Status in a Large Cohort of Europeans but Not Brazilians.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Voisin Sarah, Guilherme João Paulo F L, Yan Xu, Pushkarev Vladimir P, Cieszczyk Pawel, Massidda Myosotis, Calò Carla M, Dyatlov Dmitry A, Kolupaev Vitaliy A, Pushkareva Yuliya E, Maciejewska Agnieszka, Sawczuk Marek, Lancha Antonio H, Artioli Guilherme G, Eynon Nir
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal muscle strength and mass, major contributors to sprint/power athletic performance, are influenced by genetics. However, to date, only a handful of genetic variants have been associated with sprint/power performance. The ACVR1B A allele (rs rs2854464) has previously been associated with increased muscle-strength in non-athletic cohort. However, no follow-up and/or replications studies have since been...
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