Genes and athletic performance: the 2023 update

EA Semenova, ECR Hall, II Ahmetov - Genes, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Phenotypes of athletic performance and exercise capacity are complex traits influenced by
both genetic and environmental factors. This update on the panel of genetic markers (DNA …

The Genetic Association with Athlete Status, Physical Performance, and Injury Risk in Soccer

CF Murtagh, ECR Hall, TE Brownlee… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023‏ - thieme-connect.com
The aim of this review was to critically appraise the literature concerning the genetic
association with athlete status, physical performance, and injury risk in soccer. The …

Psychosocial aspects of sports medicine in pediatric athletes: Current concepts in the 21st century

DE Greydanus, B Ergun-Longmire, MD Cabral… - Disease-a-Month, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Behavioral aspects of organized sports activity for pediatric athletes are considered in a
world consumed with winning at all costs. In the first part of this treatise, we deal with a …

[HTML][HTML] Testing in Football: A Narrative Review

ECR Hall, G John, II Ahmetov - Sports, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Football clubs regularly test and monitor players, with different approaches reflecting player
age and competitive level. This narrative review aims to summarise justifications for testing …

Genetic polymorphisms of muscular fitness in young healthy men

T Venckunas, H Degens - Plos one, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
The effects of genetic polymorphisms on muscle structure and function remain elusive. The
present study tested for possible associations of 16 polymorphisms (across ten candidate …

Saliva as a diagnostic tool in soccer: a sco** review

J Ferreira, M Jimenez, A Cerqueira, JR da Silva… - PeerJ, 2024‏ - peerj.com
Background A high-performance sport like soccer requires training strategies that aim to
reach peak performance at the right time for the desired competitions. Thus, the investigation …

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Tendon/Ligament Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Y Fukuyama, H Murakami… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - thieme-connect.com
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the association between genetic
polymorphisms and tendon and ligament injuries in adolescent and adult athletes of multiple …

A systematic review of the genetic predisposition to injury in football

ABT McAuley, DC Hughes, LG Tsaprouni… - Journal of Science in …, 2023‏ - Springer
Purpose Synthesise genetic association studies investigating injury involving football
players to identify which genetic variants have the most empirical evidence to date. Methods …

Concussion-associated polygenic profiles of elite male rugby athletes

MR Antrobus, J Brazier, PC Callus, AJ Herbert… - Genes, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Due to the high-velocity collision-based nature of elite rugby league and union, the risk of
sustaining a concussion is high. Occurrence of and outcomes following a concussion are …

[HTML][HTML] Injury Prevention Strategies in Female Football Players: Addressing Sex-Specific Risks

G John, A AlNadwi, T Georges Abi Antoun, II Ahmetov - Sports, 2025‏ - mdpi.com
There has been rapid growth in women's football worldwide; however, research on injury
prevention strategies and physiological considerations specific to female athletes remains …