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article 2017 6 pages

Greater muscle damage in athletes with ACTN3 R577X (RS1815739) gene polymorphism after an ultra-endurance race: a pilot study

T Belli, AH Crisp, R Verlengia

Journal
Biology of Sport
DOI
10.5114/biolsport.2017.64583
Publication type
Original Research
Population
ultra-runners
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Abstract

In this study, we aimed to investigate the influence of ACTN3 R577X gene polymorphism on muscle damage responses in athletes competing in an ultra-endurance race. Twenty moderate to well-trained ultra-runners who had entered in an official 37.1 km adventure race (22.1 km mountain biking, 10.9...

Description

This pilot study examines muscle damage in ultra-runners with ACTN3 gene polymorphism.