Athletic performance is associated with many environmental factors such as inborn genetic
factors, nutrition, psychological factors, and education. We aimed to analyze the brain-
derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) rs6265 polymorphism, which is an important genetic
marker related to psychological factors, in 21 professional female volleyball players and
compare it with the control group. Genotyping was assessed by real-time polymerase chain
reaction technique. BDNF rs6265 polymorphism genotypes were calculated as 72% and …

Athletic performance is associated with many environmental factors such as inborn genetic
factors, nutrition, psychological factors, and education. We aimed to analyze the brain
derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) rs6265 polymorphism, which is an important genetic
marker related to psychological factors, in 21 professional female volleyball players and
compare it with the control group. Genotyping was assessed by Real-time PCR technique.
BDNF rs6265 polymorphism genotypes were calculated as 72% and 28% for GG and GA in …