Gene powered? Where to go from heritability (h2) in muscle strength and power?
The importance of genetic and environmental factors in muscular strength and power variation has been reported in the last two decades. However, there is a paucity of data on gender- and age-specific estimates of heritabilities. Linkage and association studies that aim to identify genes and gene variants for muscular strength are only emerging.
Beunen
Gaston
G
Department of Sport and Movement Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. gaston.beunen@faber.kuleuven.be
Thomis
Martine
M
D004777:Environment; D005192:Family Health; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D018740:Genetic Heterogeneity; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000235:genetics; D008957:Models, Genetic; D024510:Muscle Development / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D010809:Physical Fitness; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci / Q000235:genetics; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic