Research Article
The Short Tandem Repeat of the DMT1 Gene as a Molecular Marker of Elite Long-Distance Runners
Table 5
The allele distribution of the DMT1 gene STR polymorphism.
| Groups | No. of people | Allele (bp) | 254 | 256 | 258 | 260 | 262 | 266 |
| Athlete (total) | 123 | 54 (21.95) | 1 (0.41) | 179 (72.76) | 4 (1.63) | 8 (3.25) | — | Athlete (male) | 62 | 29 (23.39) | 0 (0.00) | 89 (71.77)# | 1 (0.81) | 5 (4.03) | — | Athlete (female) | 61 | 25 (20.49) | 1 (0.82) | 90 (73.77)& | 3 (2.46) | 3 (2.46) | — | 5, 10 km group | 92 | 36 (19.57) | 1 (0.54) | 138 (75.00) | 3 (1.63) | 6 (3.26) | — | Marathon group | 31 | 18 (29.03) | 0 (0.00) | 41 (66.13) | 1 (1.61) | 2 (3.23) | — | Control (total) | 134 | 56 (20.90) | 1 (0.37) | 172 (64.18) | 12 (4.48) | 26 (9.70) | 1 (0.37) | Control (male) | 70 | 26 (18.57) | 0 (0.00) | 92 (65.71) | 8 (5.71) | 14 (10.00) | 0 (0.00) | Control (female) | 64 | 30 (23.44) | 1 (0.78) | 80 (62.50) | 4 (3.13) | 12 (9.38) | 1 (0.78) |
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Note: data are shown in (%); when compared with the control group; when compared with the control group; # when compared with the male controls. |