Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (7): 1121-1128.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.07.023

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Association of elite athlete performance and gene polymorphisms

Yang Ruo-yu1, 2, Wang Yu-bin1, 3, Shen Xun-zhang4, Cai Guang4   

  1. 1School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
    2Research Station of Sports Science, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010, China
    3Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai 200120, China
    4Shanghai Research Institute of Sport Science, Shanghai 200030, China
  • Revised:2013-12-09 Online:2014-02-12 Published:2014-02-12
  • Contact: Wang Yu-bin, Master, Professor, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China; Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai 200120, China Corresponding author: Shen Xun-zhang, Master, Researcher, Shanghai Research Institute of Sport Science, Shanghai 200030, China
  • About author:Yang Ruo-yu, Studying for doctorate, Assistant researcher, School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China; Research Station of Sports Science, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010, China
  • Supported by:

    Graduate Education Innovation Fund of Shanghai University of Sport, No. xsxr2013028

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Human has a high level heritability in physical performance. With the development of technology and test method in molecular biology, the researchers of sport science are concerned with the influence of gene variation on the elite athlete performance. They begin to know the important value of gene on predicting the physical performance.
OBJECTIVE: To review the research results in the field of gene polymorphisms and elite athlete performance and to expatiate the problems in these researches, thereby offering some proposals.
METHODS: A computer-based online research of PubMed and CNKI databases was performed to collect articles published from 1998 to 2013 with the key words “elite athlete performance, gene polymorphisms, endurance, power, training response” in Chinese and English. There were 150 articles after the initial survey. A total of 80 articles were included according inclusion and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The researches of this field are mainly focused on the three aspects: elite endurance performance, elite power performance, and training response, which are associated with gene polymorphisms. The main genes related to elite endurance performance are ACE, mtDNA, PPAR, ADR, GNB3, NRF2, etc. The main genes related to elite power performance are ACTN3, ACE, GDF-8, IL-6, HIF-1, etc. The main genes related to training response are HBB, TFAM, NRF2, AR, FECH, etc. Several gaps in the current researches have been identified including small sample size of most athletic cohorts, lack of corroboration with replication cohorts of different ethnic backgrounds. The numerous research findings can be applied to the gene selection of athletes by creating some kinds of algorithms and models.



中国组织工程研究
杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程


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Key words: physical education and training, physical endurance, polymorphism, genetic, athletes

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