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Genetic variants in myostatin and its receptors promote elite athlete status.
BMC genomics - 11 Dec 2023
Leońska-Duniec Agata, Borczyk Małgorzata, Korostyński Michał, Massidda Myosotis, Maculewicz Ewelina, Cięszczyk Paweł
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: While product of the myostatin gene (MSTN) is an important factor influencing muscle growth, which is well confirmed in nonhuman species, it has not been clearly confirmed whether MSTN expression influences interindividual differences in skeletal muscle mass, affects posttraining changes, or plays a role in the age-related loss of muscle mass and function in humans. Although the inconclusive results...
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