2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.07.039
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The COMT val158met polymorphism in ultra-endurance athletes

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“…The positive relationship between resilience and stress seems to be clear in the qualitative literature [3, 79], while the quantitative literature presents direct inverse correlations to stress and stress correlates [1013], resulting in lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of self-concept, self-esteem, psychological well-being and adaptive coping strategies [1418]. In this sense, psychological resilience could be a protective factor for injury due to its relationship to stress; however, no studies have investigated the relationship between resilience, stress and injury in elite athletes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The positive relationship between resilience and stress seems to be clear in the qualitative literature [3, 79], while the quantitative literature presents direct inverse correlations to stress and stress correlates [1013], resulting in lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of self-concept, self-esteem, psychological well-being and adaptive coping strategies [1418]. In this sense, psychological resilience could be a protective factor for injury due to its relationship to stress; however, no studies have investigated the relationship between resilience, stress and injury in elite athletes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These effects may be advantageous or disadvantageous depending on the phenotype, as well as numerous endogenous and environmental factors [20]. In the other study, the authors suggested that the chronic levels of physical activity, as seen in ultra-endurance athletes, show increased novelty-seeking in Met (158) homozygous allele carriers supporting the hypothesis that there is an association between personality traits and COMT Val158Met (rs4680) genotype [23]. The association between genetic variation and temperamental traits has been also confirmed in a study conducted by Leznicka and co-workers, in which associations between a functional polymorphism of the COMT gene and FCB-TI scores for temperament traits were found [24].…”
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confidence: 87%
“…Whilst traditional research has focused on the physiological drivers of elite athlete status (reviewed in detail by Ahmetov and colleagues [16]), there is the potential to explore the genetic underpinnings of psychological factors, such as anxiety, stress resilience, and skill acquisition. This has not yet been explored in detail, although a SNP in catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, rs4680, has been linked with competition performance in swimmers [66] and with personality traits in ultra-endurance athletes [67]. Catechol-o-methyltransferase plays a role in the regulation of dopamine within the prefrontal cortex [19]; variation in this SNP affects dopamine levels and thus information processing and memory [19].…”
Section: What Could We Potentially Use Genetic Testing For?mentioning
confidence: 99%