Genetic influences in sport and physical performance

Z Puthucheary, JRA Skipworth, J Rawal, M Loosemore… - Sports medicine, 2011 - Springer
The common inheritance of approximately 20 000 genes defines each of us as human.
However, substantial variation exists between individual human genomes, including …

Molecular genetic studies of gene identification for sarcopenia

LJ Tan, SL Liu, SF Lei, CJ Papasian, HW Deng - Human genetics, 2012 - Springer
Sarcopenia, which is characterized by a progressive decrease of skeletal muscle mass and
function with aging, is closely related to several common diseases (such as cardiovascular …

The individual and combined influence of ACE and ACTN3 genotypes on muscle phenotypes before and after strength training

RM Erskine, AG Williams, DA Jones… - … journal of medicine …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Alternative measures of muscle size, strength, and power to those used in previous studies
could help resolve the controversy surrounding associations between polymorphisms of the …

Muscle Work and Its Relationship with ACE and ACTN3 Polymorphisms Are Associated with the Improvement of Explosive Strength

A Melián Ortiz, S Laguarta-Val, D Varillas-Delgado - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The potential influence of genetics in athletic performance allows the search for
genetic profiles associated with muscular work for the orientation of strength training and …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in exercise, fitness, and performance genomics in 2010 (medicine and science in sports and exercise)

JM Hagberg, T Rankinen, RJF Loos… - Medicine and science …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review of the exercise genomics literature emphasizes the strongest papers published
in 2010 as defined by sample size, quality of phenotype measurements, quality of the …

ACE I/D and ACTN3 R/X polymorphisms as potential factors in modulating exercise-related phenotypes in older women in response to a muscle power training stimuli

A Pereira, AM Costa, M Izquierdo, AJ Silva, E Bastos… - Age, 2013 - Springer
Genetic variation of the human ACE I/D and ACTN3 R577X polymorphisms subsequent to
12 weeks of high-speed power training on maximal strength (1RM) of the arm and leg …

Genetic variants associated with physical and mental characteristics of the elite athletes in the Polish population

B Peplonska, JG Adamczyk… - … journal of medicine …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to assess whether selected genetic variants are associated with
elite athlete performance in a group of 413 elite athletes and 451 sedentary controls …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic aspects of skeletal muscle strength and mass with relevance to sarcopenia

SM Roth - BoneKEy reports, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Skeletal muscle is a highly heritable quantitative trait, with heritability estimates ranging 30–
85% for muscle strength and 50–80% for lean mass. That strong genetic contribution …

[PDF][PDF] The alpha-actinin-3 r577x polymorphism and physical performance in soccer players

DB Coelho, E Pimenta, IC Rosse… - J Sports Med Phys …, 2016 - researchgate.net
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between ACTN3 genotype (RR, RX,
and XX) and physical performance of 138 adult, professional, U-20 and U-17 years Brazilian …

Advances in exercise, fitness, and performance genomics in 2013.

B Wolfarth, T Rankinen, JM Hagberg… - Medicine and science …, 2014 - europepmc.org
The most significant and scientifically sound articles in exercise genomics that were
published in 2013 are reviewed in this report. No article on the genetic basis of sedentary …