• The association of HFE gene H63D polymorphism with endurance athlete status and aerobic capacity: novel findings and a meta-analysis. 

      Semenova, Ekaterina A; Miyamoto-Mikami, Eri; Akimov, Egor B; Al-Khelaifi, Fatima; Murakami, Haruka; ... more authors ( Springer , 2020 , Article)
      Iron is an important component of the oxygen-binding proteins and may be critical to optimal athletic performance. Previous studies have suggested that the G allele of C/G rare variant (rs1799945), which causes H63D amino ...
    • Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals a Novel Association Between MYBPC3 Gene Polymorphism, Endurance Athlete Status, Aerobic Capacity and Steroid Metabolism. 

      Al-Khelaifi, Fatima; Yousri, Noha A; Diboun, Ilhame; Semenova, Ekaterina A; Kostryukova, Elena S; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)
      The genetic predisposition to elite athletic performance has been a controversial subject due to the underpowered studies and the small effect size of identified genetic variants. The aims of this study were to investigate ...