Influence of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (Ace) Gene Polymorphism and Circadian Blood Pressure (Bp) Changes on Left Ventricule (Lv) Mass in Competitive Oarsmen

Current Progress in Sports Genomics

“…An excess of the I allele has been associated with some aspects of endurance performance, being identified in 25 elite mountaineers [12] and 34 elite British !5000 m distance runners [13]. In addition, an excess of the I allele is present in elite Australian (n ¼ 64) [14], Croatian (n ¼ 40) [15], and Russian (n ¼ 107) [16] rowers, as well as Spanish elite athletes (25 cyclists, 20 long-distance runners, 15 handball players) [17]. ACE I allele is also overrepresented among 100 fastest Ironman triathletes [18], 27 elite Spanish runners [19], successful marathon runners (scoring on places from 1st to 150th) [20], 35 outstanding Russian middle-distance athletes (24 swimmers, 7 track-and-field endurance athletes, 4 cross-country skiers) [21], 33 Italian Olympic endurance athletes (10 road cyclists, 7 track-and-field runners, 16 cross-country skiers) [22], 80 Turkish endurance and power/ endurance athletes (17 middle-distance running, 10 basketball, 18 handball, 35 football players) [23], 16 long-distance (25 km) swimmers from different nationalities [24], 55 elite Polish rowers [25], 108 Japanese university longdistance runners [26], and 29 Indian Army triathletes [27].…”

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Genetics at High Altitude

“…The I allele has been associated with some aspects of endurance performance, being found with excess frequency in elite distance runners (Myerson et al, 1999), rowers (Gayagay et al, 1999, Jelakovic et al, 2000 and other elite athletes (Alvarez et al, 2000).…”