The genetic profile of elite youth soccer players and its association with power and speed depends on maturity status.

We investigated the association of multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with athlete status and power/speed performance in elite male youth soccer players (ESP) and control participants (CON) at different stages of maturity. ESP (n = 535; aged 8-23 years) and CON (n = 151; aged 9-26 years...

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Main Authors: Conall F Murtagh, Thomas E Brownlee, Edgardo Rienzi, Sebastian Roquero, Sacha Moreno, Gustavo Huertas, Giovani Lugioratto, Philipp Baumert, Daniel C Turner, Dongsun Lee, Peter Dickinson, K Amber Lyon, Bahare Sheikhsaraf, Betül Biyik, Andrew O'Boyle, Ryland Morgans, Andrew Massey, Barry Drust, Robert M Erskine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234458