Does the polygenic profile determine the potential for becoming a world-class athlete? Insights from the sport of rowing

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Santiago, C ^a   Ruiz, J R ^b   Muniesa, C A ^a   Gonzalez Freire M ^a   Gomez Gallego F ^a   Lucia, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ACE; ACTN3; Genetics; Polymorphism; Sports performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ENDURANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; SPORT;

ADULT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPAIN; SPORTS;

EID: 75649141237     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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