<b>ACTN3 gene and sports performance: a candidate gene to success in short and long duration events</b>. 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n6p477

• Main Authors: Leonardo Alves Pasqua (Author), Guilherme Giannini Artioli (Author), Flávio de Oliveira Pires (Author), Rômulo Cássio de Moraes Bertuzzi (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to review the evidence on the relationship between the R577X polymorphism of the ACTN3 gene and sports performance. The Pubmed database was searched using ACTN3 gene AND sports performance as keywords. The ACTN3 gene encodes a muscle-specific protein, called α-actini...