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Association Analysis of Polymorphic Variants of the BDNF Gene in Athletes.
Genes - 28 Aug 2021
Niewczas Marta, Król Paweł, Czarny Wojciech, Bajorek Wojciech, Rzepko Marian, Drozd Sławomir, Płonka Artur, Drozd Monika, Czaja Robert, Błach Wiesław, Ruzbarsky Pavel, Chmielowiec Krzysztof, Michałowska-Sawczyn Monika, Grzywacz Anna
Abstract excerpt
As BDNF is one of the group of neurotrophins highly influencing the processes happening in the brain, such as the processes of learning and personality creation, we decided to look closer at its genetic variations in association with the personality of a group of athletes and their controls. The study group consisted of 305 volunteers: martial arts athletes (n = 153; mean age = 24.06) and healthy non-athletes as...
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