Current progress in sports genomics

II Ahmetov, ON Fedotovskaya - Advances in clinical chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding the genetic architecture of athletic performance is an important step in the
development of methods for talent identification in sport. Research concerned with …

The potential role of genetic markers in talent identification and athlete assessment in elite sport

Y Jacob, T Spiteri, NH Hart, RS Anderton - Sports, 2018 - mdpi.com
In elite sporting codes, the identification and promotion of future athletes into specialised
talent pathways is heavily reliant upon objective physical, technical, and tactical …

Genetic markers associated with power athlete status

A Maciejewska-Skrendo, P Cięszczyk… - Journal of human …, 2019 - sciendo.com
Athletic performance is a multifactorial phenotype influenced by environmental factors as
well as multiple genetic variants. Different genetic elements have a great influence over …

The gene SMART study: method, study design, and preliminary findings

X Yan, N Eynon, ID Papadimitriou, J Kuang, F Munson… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
The gene SMART (genes and the Skeletal Muscle Adaptive Response to Training) Study
aims to identify genetic variants that predict the response to both a single session of High …

Genes and power athlete status

A Maciejewska-Skrendo, M Sawczuk… - Sports, Exercise, and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Genetic factors have a great influence over phenotype components such as strength, speed,
muscle mass, neuromuscular adaptations, and others which are crucial for power-oriented …

Analysis of sports‐relevant polymorphisms in a large Brazilian cohort of top‐level athletes

JPLF Guilherme, R Bertuzzi… - Annals of human …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, there have been an increasing number of genetic variants associated with
athletic phenotypes. Here, we selected a set of sports‐relevant polymorphisms that have …

Elite athletes' genetic predisposition for altered risk of complex metabolic traits

LK Banting, VP Pushkarev, P Cieszczyk, A Zarebska… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Genetic variants may predispose humans to elevated risk of common metabolic
morbidities such as obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Some of these variants have also …

ACVR1B rs2854464 Is Associated with Sprint/Power Athletic Status in a Large Cohort of Europeans but Not Brazilians

S Voisin, JPFL Guilherme, X Yan, VP Pushkarev… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Skeletal muscle strength and mass, major contributors to sprint/power athletic performance,
are influenced by genetics. However, to date, only a handful of genetic variants have been …

Brain gene expression reveals pathways underlying nocturnal migratory restlessness

V Marasco, L Fusani, P Haubensak, G Pola, S Smith - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Migration is one of the most extreme and energy demanding life history strategies to have
evolved in the animal kingdom. In birds, champions of long-distance migrations, the …

Adaptive regulation of stopover refueling during bird migration: insights from whole blood transcriptomics

A Bounas, C Komini, A Talioura, EA Toli… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Migration is one of the most energy-demanding tasks in avian life cycle. Many birds might
not have sufficient fuel stores to cover long distances, so they must stop to rest and refuel at …