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Three mitochondrial DNA restriction polymorphisms in elite endurance athletes and sedentary controls.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 May 1998
Rivera M A, Wolfarth B, Dionne F T, Chagnon M, Simoneau J A, Boulay M R, Song T M, Perusse L, Gagnon J, Leon A S, Rao D C, Skinner J S, Wilmore J H, Keul J, Bouchard C
Abstract excerpt
This study examined the associations between elite endurance athlete (EEA) status and three mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) in the subunit 5 of the NADH dehydrogenase (MTND5) locus and one in the D-loop region. A group of 125 Caucasian male EEA well endowed with the phenotypic expression of VO2max (78.9 +/- 3.8 mL x kg(-1) x min(-1), mean +/- SD) and 65 sedentary...
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