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.

GroupsNo. of peopleAllele (bp)
254256258260262266

Athlete (total)12354 (21.95)1 (0.41)179 (72.76)4 (1.63)8 (3.25)
Athlete (male)6229 (23.39)0 (0.00)89 (71.77)#1 (0.81)5 (4.03)
Athlete (female)6125 (20.49)1 (0.82)90 (73.77)&3 (2.46)3 (2.46)
5, 10 km group9236 (19.57)1 (0.54)138 (75.00)3 (1.63)6 (3.26)
Marathon group3118 (29.03)0 (0.00)41 (66.13)1 (1.61)2 (3.23)
Control (total)13456 (20.90)1 (0.37)172 (64.18)12 (4.48)26 (9.70)1 (0.37)
Control (male)7026 (18.57)0 (0.00)92 (65.71)8 (5.71)14 (10.00)0 (0.00)
Control (female)6430 (23.44)1 (0.78)80 (62.50)4 (3.13)12 (9.38)1 (0.78)

Note: data are shown in (%); when compared with the control group; when compared with the control group; # when compared with the male controls.