Team sport, power, and combat athletes are at high genetic risk for coronavirus disease-2019 severity

(Sportler in Mannschafts-, Kraft- und Kampfsportarten haben ein höheres genetisches Risiko für schwere Coronavirus 2019 Erkrankungen)

Highlights • Predictive genetic testing of an asymptomatic person has considerable potential to predict future risk of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) severity. • Risk alleles for COVID-19 severity due to the pleiotropic effects are associated with performance-related traits. • Team sport, power, and combat athletes possess a higher genetic risk for COVID-19 severity than untrained subjects or endurance athletes. • Polygenic risk scores based on 6 gene polymorphisms show a significant geographical variation, putting some countries at greater risk than others.
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Notationen:Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin Kampfsportarten Spielsportarten
Tagging:Coronavirus
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Sport and Health Science
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.07.010
Jahrgang:9
Heft:5
Seiten:430-431
Dokumentenarten:Artikel
Level:hoch