The mechanisms of action for the ACE gene and its potential role in endurance performance.

Introduction Many genetic elements have been discovered that affect human physical performance (Zilberman-Schapira, Chen, & Gerstein, 2012), among these, the polymorphisms of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene have undergone scrutiny. Rigat et al. (1990) discovered two polymorphic alleles of the ACE gene that correlate with concentration of ACEplasma, an insertion allele and a deletionContinue reading “The mechanisms of action for the ACE gene and its potential role in endurance performance.”