No association between Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) gene variation and endurance athlete status in Kenyans.

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dc.contributor.authorOnywera, V.O.
dc.contributor.authorBoit, Michael K.
dc.contributor.authorWamukoya, Edwin K.
dc.contributor.authorPitsfladis, Yannis P.
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-28T08:27:23Z
dc.date.available2015-09-28T08:27:23Z
dc.date.issued2005-11
dc.description6th Biennual Scientific Conference of the Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance(AFAHPER-SD)Kenyatta University Nairobi Kenya from Wednesday 9th-friday 11th November 2005.en_US
dc.description.abstractIt is well established that environmental factors are important in the success of east African runners in international distance running. The extent to which genetic factors influence this phenomenon is unknown Purpose: Perhaps the most studied of genetic variants thought to influence human physical perfurmance is the IID polymorphism in the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) .gene. The IID polymorphism is characterized by the presence (I) or absence (D) of a 287 base pair intronic fragment. The I allele is associated with lower tissue and circulating ACE levels, and also with endurance perfurmance. However, ACE gene performance association studies have, to date, been confined to Caucasian populations. The present study aimed to assess the association between variation in the ACE gene and elite endurance athlete status in an African population successful in distance running. Methods: DNA samples were obtained from 226 national level Kenyan athletes (N), 70 international Kenyan athletes (1), and 85 members of the general Kenyan population (C). Results: IID genotype was significantly associated with circulating ACE activity (P = 0.034), explaining almost 13% of the variation in ACE levels. IID genotype was not associated with elite endurance athlete status (df= 4, i=3.5, P = 0.47) with no over-representation of the I allele among N (0.42) or I (0.39) athletes relative to controls (0.38). Conclusion: The absence of an association between the IID polymorphism with elite Kenyan athlete status suggests that the ACE gene does not contribute significantly to the phenomenal success of Kenyan endurance runners in international distance running. These results do not support the hypothesis that ACE gene variation is associated with elite endurance performance.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/13658
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectACE geneen_US
dc.subjectKenyan runnersen_US
dc.subjectIID polymorphismsen_US
dc.titleNo association between Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) gene variation and endurance athlete status in Kenyans.en_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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