The Occurence of R577X Polymorphism of ACTN3 Gene in a Selected Group of Elite Fencers

Iva Balkó,Hana Týnková,Eva Kohlíková,Štefan Balkó

doi:10.14712/23366052.2015.11

Abstract

The Occurence of R577X Polymorphism of ACTN3 Gene in a Selected Group of Elite Fencers

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Sport performance is a broad term covering many agents who are directly or indirectly participating in its level
Certain connection was found between the relevant genotype and the direct lunge movement time, the maximum performance value in Wingate test (Pmax) and the number of revolutions in the maximum 30 second Wingate test (RPT)
In the second half of the 20th century occurred, due to the existence of signaling devices which made decissions easier, an acceleration of the course of the fight. This put greater demands on speed and complex actions became redundant (Trohař, 1973). From this point of view, we decided to perform a study in which we tested 15 elite fencers in several speed tests and DNA tests, where we monitored the frequency of the R577X polymorphism of the ACTN3 gene

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Sport performance is a broad term covering many agents who are directly or indirectly participating in its level. Environmental factors, such as training and nutrition, are important for the development of the elite athlete, these factors alone are not enough and most of us can never achieve an elite athlete status no matter how hard we try. Phenotype of an individual, which may have a genetic basis for endurance skills, muscle strenght, physiological capacity to repeat a series in high-intensity or ability of tendons and ligaments to withstand damage, provides us information important for the selection of sport branch (Lippi, Longo, & Maffulli, 2009). Longo, & Maffulli (2009) in their study states that the most commontypes of polymorphism are SNP’s (single-nucleotide polymorphism)

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