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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 643575, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/643575
Review Article

Highlights from the Functional Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Human Muscle Size and Strength or FAMuSS Study

Linda S. Pescatello,1 Joseph M. Devaney,2 Monica J. Hubal,2 Paul D. Thompson,3 and Eric P. Hoffman2

1Department of Kinesiology and Human Performance Laboratory, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Gampel Pavilion Room 206, 2095 Hillside Road, U-1110, Storrs, CT 06269-1110, USA
2Children’s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20010-2970, USA
3Division of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, 85 Jefferson Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA

Received 5 October 2013; Accepted 20 November 2013

Academic Editor: J. Timothy Lightfoot

Copyright © 2013 Linda S. Pescatello et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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