ACTN3 genotype in Spanish elite swimmers: No "heterozygous advantage"

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Ruiz, J R ^a,b   Santiago, C ^c   Yvert, T ^c   Muniesa, C ^c   Diaz Urena G ^c   Bekendam, N ^c   Fiuza Luces, C ^c   Gomez Gallego F ^c   Femia, P ^a   Lucia, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACTN3 R577X; Endurance; Performance; Power; Swimmers

Indexed keywords

ACTININ; ACTN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; RUNNING; SPAIN; SWIMMING; TRACK AND FIELD; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTININ; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RUNNING; SPAIN; SWIMMING; TRACK AND FIELD; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877670620     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12045     Document Type: Article

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