AMPD1 rs17602729 is associated with physical performance of sprint and power in elite Lithuanian athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The C34T genetic polymorphism (rs17602729) in the AMPD1 gene, encoding the skeletal muscle-specific isoform of adenosine monophosphate deaminase (AMPD1), is a common polymorphism among Caucasians that can impair exercise capacity. The aim of the present study was twofold: (1) to determine the C34T AMPD1 allele/genotype frequency distributions in Lithuanian athletes (n = 204, stratified into three groups: endurance, sprint/power and mixed) and compare them with the allele/genotype frequency distributions in randomly selected healthy Lithuanian non-athletes (n = 260) and (2) to compare common anthropometric measurements and physical performance phenotypes between the three groups of athletes depending on their AMPD1 genotype.

Results

The results of our study indicat

SUBMITTER: Gineviciene V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4032451 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature