بهنظر میرسد که میان چندریختی «ACTN3 R577X» و عملکردِ ورزشکاران حرفهای در پاورلیفتینگ و دو سرعت ارتباطی موجود باشد. این چندریختی ژنی با ریکاوری پس از ورزش و میزان آسیبدیدگی نیز مرتبط است؛[۶] بدین نحو که در ژنوتیپ XX، احتمال آسیب دیدگی عضلات بیشتر است و مدت زمان بیشتری لازم است تا ماهیچهها بهبود یابند.[۶]
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