Genomics of elite sporting performance: What little we know and necessary advances

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-149

  Wang, Guan ^a   Padmanabhan, Sandosh ^a   Wolfarth, Bernd ^b   Fuku, Noriyuki ^c   Lucia, Alejandro ^d   Ahmetov, Ildus I ^e   Cieszczyk, Pawel ^f   Collins, Malcolm ^g   Eynon, Nir ^h,l   Klissouras, Vassilis ⁱ   Williams, Alun ^j   Pitsiladis, Yannis ^a,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture Sport and Tourism   (Russian Federation)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^j MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^l MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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Author keywords

ACE ACTN3 polymorphisms; Candidate gene association study; Complex trait; Elite performance; Genome wide association study; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ACE PROTEIN, HUMAN; ACTININ; ACTN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ACE/ACTN3 POLYMORPHISMS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CANDIDATE GENE ASSOCIATION STUDY; COMPLEX TRAIT; ELITE PERFORMANCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; RUNNING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ACE/ACTN3 POLYMORPHISMS; CANDIDATE GENE ASSOCIATION STUDY; COMPLEX TRAIT; ELITE PERFORMANCE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ACTININ; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RUNNING;

EID: 84887909448     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407703-4.00004-9     Document Type: Chapter

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