Sickle Cell Trait in French West Indian Elite Sprint Athletes
| Autor: | Laurent Marlin, Olivier Hue, M Etienne-Julan, D. Le Gallais |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty West Indies Population Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Running Sickle Cell Trait hemic and lymphatic diseases Prevalence medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine education West indian education.field_of_study Sickle cell trait biology Athletes business.industry biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Sickle cell anemia Hemoglobinopathy Sprint Physical therapy Female France business human activities Anaerobic exercise Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Sports Medicine. 26:622-625 |
| ISSN: | 1439-3964 0172-4622 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to establish the percentage of sickle cell trait (SCT) carriers among French West Indian sprinters selected for the French National Team in 2000. The investigation determined the number of SCT carriers and the number of national records they had established. Sixteen athletes were indexed (6 males and 10 females). The athletes were within the ranges of 20-33 years, 161-186 cm and 60-80 kg. The results showed the presence of SCT carriers in this population among whom three were SCT carriers (2 males and 1 female) (18.75%). Moreover, there is a significantly higher percentage of titles and records held by the SCT carriers (38.6% and 50%, respectively). In conclusion, this study shows that sickle cell trait carriers are able to perform sprint exercises at the highest levels, and it further indicates that brief and explosive exercise involving mainly the alactic anaerobic metabolism may be enhanced by HbS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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