Article
No association between ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms and endurance running times in 698 Caucasian athletes.
BMC genomics - 3 Jan 2018
Papadimitriou Ioannis D, Lockey Sarah J, Voisin Sarah, Herbert Adam J, Garton Fleur, Houweling Peter J, Cieszczyk Pawel, Maciejewska-Skrendo Agnieszka, Sawczuk Marek, Massidda Myosotis, Calò Carla Maria, Astratenkova Irina V, Kouvatsi Anastasia, Druzhevskaya Anastasiya M, Jacques Macsue, Ahmetov Ildus I, Stebbings Georgina K, Heffernan Shane, Day Stephen H, Erskine Robert, Pedlar Charles, Kipps Courtney, North Kathryn N, Williams Alun G, Eynon Nir
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies investigating associations between ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D genotypes and endurance athletic status have been limited by small sample sizes from mixed sport disciplines and lack quantitative measures of performance. AIM: To examine the association between ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D genotypes and best personal running times in a large homogeneous cohort of endurance runners. METHODS: We collected a...
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