No evidence of a common DNA variant profile specific to world class endurance athletes

• Main Authors: Rankinen T., Fuku N., Wolfarth B., Wang G., Sarzynski M.A., Alexeev D.G., Ahmetov I.I., Boulay M.R., Cieszczyk P., Eynon N., Filipenko M.L., Garton F.C., Generozov E.V., Govorun V.M., Houweling P.J., Kawahara T., Kostryukova E.S., Kulemin N.A., Larin A.K., Maciejewska-Karlowska A., Miyachi M., Muniesa C.A., Murakami H., Ospanova E.A., Padmanabhan S., Pavlenko A.V., Pyankova O.N., Santiago C., Sawczuk M., Scott R.A., Uyba V.V., Yvert T., Perusse L., Ghosh S., Rauramaa R., North K.N., Lucia A., Pitsiladis Y., Bouchard C.
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Article; athlete; case control study; controlled study; endurance; GALNTL6 gene; gene; genetic association; genetic variability; human; male; physical capacity; single nucleotide polymorphism; adult; allele; copy number variation; fitness; gene expression; gene frequency; gene locus; genetic heterogeneity; genetic marker; genetics; genome-wide association study; human genome; maximal expiratory flow; oxygen consumption; sedentary lifestyle; n acetylgalactosaminyltransferase; polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase; Adult; Alleles; Athletes; DNA Copy Number Variations; Gene Expression; Gene Frequency; Genetic Heterogeneity; Genetic Loci; Genetic Markers; Genome, Human; Genome-Wide Association Study; Humans; Male; Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate; N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases; Oxygen Consumption; Physical Endurance; Physical Fitness; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Sedentary Lifestyle
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161593
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0147330