Erratum: ACTN3 R577X polymorphism and israeli top-level athletes (International Journal of Sports Medicine (2009) 30 (695-698) DOI:10.1055/s-0029-1220731);ACTN3 R577X polymorphism and israeli top-level athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 695-698

  Eynon, N ^a,b   Duarte, J A ^b   Oliveira, J ^b   Sagiv, M ^a,b,c   Yamin, C ^a,b   Meckel, Y ^c   Goldhammer, E ^d  

^a Wingate Institute   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Department of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation   (Iceland)

^d BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allele frequency; Alpha actinin; Genotype distribution

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ 3; ACTININ; ACTN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDURANCE SPORT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; ALLELE; ENDURANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ACTININ; ADULT; ALLELES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350439434     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1242097     Document Type: Erratum

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