Association of the MTHFR 1298A>C (rs1801131) polymorphism with speed and strength sports in Russian and Polish athletes

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 375-382

  Zarebska, Aleksandra ^a   Ahmetov, Ildus I ^b,c   Sawczyn, Stanislaw ^a   Weiner, Alexandra S ^d   Kaczmarczyk, Mariusz ^e,f   Ficek, Krzysztof ^g   Maciejewska Karlowska, Agnieszka ^f   Sawczuk, Marek ^f   Leonska Duniec, Agata ^a,f   Klocek, Tomasz ^h   Voronina, Elena N ^d   Boyarskikh, Uljana A ^d   Filipenko, Maksim L ^d   Cieszczyk, Pawel ^a,f  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT   (Poland)

^b KAZAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AND FUNDAMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^e POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^g Galen Medical Center   (Poland)

^h Educational Academy   (Poland)

Author keywords

athletic ability; DNA methylation; MTHFR; single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2);

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; RISK; RUNNING; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ALLELES; ATHLETES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MUSCLE STRENGTH; ODDS RATIO; POLAND; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RUNNING; RUSSIA; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894348910     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2013.825731     Document Type: Article

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