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    ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D gene variants influence performance in elite sprinters: a multi-cohort study

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    Papadimitriou, ID; Lucia, A; Pitsiladis, YP; Pushkarev, VP; Dyatlov, DA; Orekhov, EF; Artioli, GG; Guilherme, JPLF; Lancha, AH; Gineviciene, V; ...
    Date
    2016-04-13
    Source Title
    BMC Genomics
    Publisher
    BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    North, Kathryn
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    Paediatrics (RCH)
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    Journal Article
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    Papadimitriou, I. D., Lucia, A., Pitsiladis, Y. P., Pushkarev, V. P., Dyatlov, D. A., Orekhov, E. F., Artioli, G. G., Guilherme, J. P. L. F., Lancha, A. H., Gineviciene, V., Cieszczyk, P., Maciejewska-Karlowska, A., Sawczuk, M., Muniesa, C. A., Kouvatsi, A., Massidda, M., Calo, C. M., Garton, F., Houweling, P. J. ,... Eynon, N. (2016). ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D gene variants influence performance in elite sprinters: a multi-cohort study. BMC GENOMICS, 17 (1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2462-3.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/258988
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    10.1186/s12864-016-2462-3
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    BACKGROUND: To date, studies investigating the association between ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D gene variants and elite sprint/power performance have been limited by small cohorts from mixed sport disciplines, without quantitative measures of performance. AIM: To examine the association between these variants and sprint time in elite athletes. METHODS: We collected a total of 555 best personal 100-, 200-, and 400-m times of 346 elite sprinters in a large cohort of elite Caucasian or African origin sprinters from 10 different countries. Sprinters were genotyped for ACTN3 R577X and ACE ID variants. RESULTS: On average, male Caucasian sprinters with the ACTN3 577RR or the ACE DD genotype had faster best 200-m sprint time than their 577XX (21.19 ± 0.53 s vs. 21.86 ± 0.54 s, p = 0.016) and ACE II (21.33 ± 0.56 vs. 21.93 ± 0.67 sec, p = 0.004) counterparts and only one case of ACE II, and no cases of ACTN3 577XX, had a faster 200-m time than the 2012 London Olympics qualifying (vs. 12 qualified sprinters with 577RR or 577RX genotype). Caucasian sprinters with the ACE DD genotype had faster best 400-m sprint time than their ACE II counterparts (46.94 ± 1.19 s vs. 48.50 ± 1.07 s, p = 0.003). Using genetic models we found that the ACTN3 577R allele and ACE D allele dominant model account for 0.92 % and 1.48 % of sprint time variance, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Despite sprint performance relying on many gene variants and environment, the % sprint time variance explained by ACE and ACTN3 is substantial at the elite level and might be the difference between a world record and only making the final.

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