Guan Wang, Masashi Tanaka, Nir Eynon, Kathryn N North, Alun G Williams, Malcolm Collins, Colin N Moran, Steven L Britton, Noriyuki Fuku, Euan A Ashley, Vassilis Klissouras, Alejandro Lucia, Ildus I Ahmetov, Eco de Geus, Mohammed Alsayrafi, Yannis P Pitsiladis
Despite numerous attempts to discover genetic variants associated with elite athletic performance, an individual's trainability and injury predisposition, there has been limited progress to date. Past reliance on candidate gene studies focusing predominantly on genotyping a limited number of genetic variants in small, often heterogeneous cohorts has not generated results of practical significance. Hypothesis-free genome-wide approaches will in the future provide more comprehensive coverage and in-depth understanding of the biology underlying sports-related traits and related genetic mechanisms...
2016: Medicine and Sport Science