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Common Myelin Regulatory Factor Gene Variants Predisposing to Excellence in Sports.
Genes - 11 Feb 2021
Pepłońska Beata, Piestrzynska-Kajtoch Agata, Humińska-Lisowska Kinga, Adamczyk Jakub Grzegorz, Siewierski Marcin, Gurgul Artur, Fornal Agnieszka, Michałowska-Sawczyn Monika, Żekanowski Cezary, Cięszczyk Paweł, Berdyński Mariusz
Abstract excerpt
In all sport disciplines, excellent coordination of movements is crucial for achieving mastery. The ability to learn new motor skills quickly and effectively is dependent on efficient myelination which varies between individuals. It has been suggested that these differences may play a role in athletic performance. The process of myelination is under transcriptional control by Myelin Regulatory Factor (MYRF) as...
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