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Muscle-specific creatine kinase gene polymorphism and VO2max in the HERITAGE Family Study.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Oct 1997
Rivera M A, Dionne F T, Simoneau J A, Pérusse L, Chagnon M, Chagnon Y, Gagnon J, Leon A S, Rao D C, Skinner J S, Wilmore J H, Bouchard C
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This study examined the association between a DNA polymorphism in the muscle-specific creatine kinase (CKMM) gene and VO2max in the sedentary state, as well as its response (deltaVO2max) to a standardized 20-wk endurance training program. The subjects were 160 biologically unrelated Caucasian parents (80 women, 80 men) and 80 biologically unrelated adult offspring of the HERITAGE Family Study. The CKMM...
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