Association of the ACTN3 genotype and physical functioning with age in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1227-1234

  Delmonico, Matthew J ^a,b   Zmuda, Joseph M ^a,c   Taylor, Brent C ^d   Cauley, Jane A ^a   Harris, Tamara B ^e   Manini, Todd M ^f   Schwartz, Ann ^g   Li, Rongling ^h   Roth, Stephen M ⁱ   Hurley, Ben F ⁱ   Bauer, Douglas C ^j   Ferrell, Robert E ^c   Newman, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Elderly; Genetics; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 57149115819     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.11.1227     Document Type: Article

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