<b>ACTN3 gene and sports performance: a candidate gene to success in short and long duration events</b>. 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n6p477

<b>ACTN3 gene and sports performance: a candidate gene to success in short and long duration events</b>. 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n6p477

The aim of the present study was to review the evidence on the relationship between the R577X polymorphism of the ACTN3 gene and sports performance. The Pubmed database was searched using ACTN3 gene AND sports performance as keywords. The ACTN3 gene encodes a muscle-specific protein, called α-actini...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Alves Pasqua, Guilherme Giannini Artioli, Flávio de Oliveira Pires, Rômulo Cássio de Moraes Bertuzzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
Subjects:
ACTN3
Aerobic metabolism
Genetics
Sports performance.
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/18904/19623

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