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. 2023 Jun 8;14(6):1235. doi: 10.3390/genes14061235

Table 3.

Genetic markers for strength athlete status.

Gene Full Name Locus Polymorphism Strength-Related Allele References
Studies with Positive Results Studies with Negative or Controversial Results
ABHD17C Abhydrolase domain containing 17C 15q25.1 rs7165759 G/A A [35,51]
ACE Angiotensin I converting enzyme 17q23.3 Alu I/D (rs4343 A/G
or rs4341 C/G)
D (G) [299,300,301,302,303,304] [305]
ACTG1 Actin γ 1 17q25.3 rs6565586 T/A A [34,51]
ACTN3 Actinin α 3 11q13.1 rs1815739 C/T C [302,306,307,308] [51,305,309,310]
ADCY3 Adenylate cyclase 3 2p23.3 rs10203386 T/A T [35,51]
ADPGK ADP dependent glucokinase 15q24.1 rs4776614 C/G C [35,51]
AGT Angiotensinogen 1q42.2 rs699 T/C C [310,311] [51]
ALDH2 Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Family Member 12q24.12 rs671 G/A G [66,67,68]
ANGPT2 Angiopoietin 2 8p23.1 rs890022 G/A A [51,312]
AR Androgen Receptor Xq12 (CAG)n ≥21 [313,314]
ARPP21 CAMP regulated phosphoprotein 21 3p22.3 rs1513475 T/C C [35,51]
BCDIN3D Bicoid interacting 3 domain containing RNA methyltransferase 12q13.12 rs12367809 C/T C [35,51]
CKM Creatine kinase, M-type 19q13.32 rs8111989 A/G G [54,315] [51,274]
CNTFR Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor 9p13.3 rs41274853 C/T T [275,316] [51]
CRTAC1 Cartilage acidic protein 1 10q24.2 rs563296 G/A G [35,51]
DHODH Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (Quinone) 16q22.2 rs12599952 G/A A [35,51]
GALNTL6 Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-like 6 4q34.1 rs558129 C/T T [47]
GBE1 1, 4-α-glucan branching enzyme 1 3p12.2 rs9877408 A/G A [35,51]
GBF1 Golgi brefeldin A resistant guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 10q24.32 rs2273555 G/A A [34,317]
GLIS3 GLIS Family Zinc Finger 3 9p24.2 rs34706136 T/TG TG [50]
HIF1A Hypoxia inducible factor 1 α 14q21-q24 rs11549465 C/T T [278,295,318] [51]
IGF1 Insulin-like growth factor 1 12q23.2 rs35767 C/T T [51,280,319]
IL6 Interleukin 6 7p21 rs1800795 C/G G [51,283]
ITPR1 Inositol 1, 4, 5-Triphosphate Receptor Type 1 3p26.1 rs901850 G/T T [35,51]
KIF1B Kinesin family member 1B 1p36.22 rs11121542 G/A G [35,51]
LRPPRC Leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat cassette 2p21 rs10186876 A/G A [34,51,298]
MLN Motilin 6p21.31 rs12055409 A/G G [35,317]
MMS22L Methyl methanesulfonate-sensitivity protein 22-Like 6q16.1 rs9320823 T/C T [35,51,298]
MTHFR Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 1p36.3 rs1801131 A/C C [51,286,298]
NPIPB6 Nuclear pore complex interacting protein family member B6 16p12.1 rs2726036 A/C A [35,51]
PHACTR1 Phosphate and actin regulator 1 6p24.1 rs6905419 C/T C [35,51,298]
PLEKHB1 Pleckstrin homology domain containing B1 11q13.4 rs7128512 A/G G [51,312]
PPARA Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α 22q13.31 rs4253778 G/C C [220,320,321] [51]
PPARG Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ 3p25.2 rs1801282 C/G G [51,290,291]
PPARGC1A Peroxisome proliferative activated receptor, γ, coactivator 1 α 4p15.2 rs8192678 G/A A [51,305,308]
R3HDM1 R3H domain containing 1 2q21.3 rs6759321 G/T T [35,51]
RASGRF1 Ras protein specific guanine nucleotide Releasing Factor 1 15q25.1 rs1521624 C/A A [35,51]
RMC1 Regulator of MON1-CCZ1 18q11.2 rs303760 C/T C [35,51]
SLC39A8 Solute carrier family 39 member 8 4q24 rs13135092 A/G A [35,51]
TFAP2D Transcriptional factor AP-2 delta 6p12.3 rs56068671 G/T T [35,51]
ZKSCAN5 Zinc finger with KRAB and SCAN domains 5 7q22.1 rs3843540 T/C C [35,51]
ZNF608 Zinc finger protein 608 5q23.2 rs4626333 G/A G [312,317]