rs1815739(C;T)
From SNPedia
| Mix of muscle types. Likely sprinter. |
| Is a | genotype |
| of | rs1815739 |
| Gene | ACTN3 |
| Chromosome | 11 |
| Position | 66,560,624 |
| Merged from | Rs2228325 |
| mentioned | by |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Repute | Good |
| Geno | Mag | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| (C;C) | 2.2 | Better performing muscles. Likely sprinter. |
| (C;T) | 2.1 | Mix of muscle types. Likely sprinter. |
| (T;T) | 2.2 | Impaired muscle performance. Likely endurance athlete. |
Normal for white people. One working and one defective copy of the gene for alpha-actinin-3 in fast-twitch muscle fibres. This genotype may indicate somewhat impaired muscles,[PMID 18043716] however many sprinters and some endurance athletes have this.
