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Alun G. Williams
Researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University
Publications - 117
Citations - 6207
Alun G. Williams is an academic researcher from Manchester Metropolitan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Skeletal muscle & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 107 publications receiving 5347 citations. Previous affiliations of Alun G. Williams include Sheffield Hallam University & Staffordshire University.
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Genetic Polymorphisms Related to VO2max Adaptation Are Associated With Elite Rugby Union Status and Competitive Marathon Performance.
Elliott C. R. Hall,Sandro S Almeida,Shane M. Heffernan,Sarah J Lockey,Adam J. Herbert,Peter Callus,Stephen H. Day,Charles R. Pedlar,Courtney Kipps,Malcolm Collins,Yannis P. Pitsiladis,Mark A. Bennett,Liam P. Kilduff,Georgina K. Stebbings,Robert M. Erskine,Alun G. Williams +15 more
TL;DR: This paper investigated whether the genotype distributions of three polymorphisms previously associated with VO2max training adaptation are associated with elite athlete status and performance characteristics in runners and rugby athletes, competitors for whom aerobic metabolism is important.
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Concussion-Associated Gene Variant COMT rs4680 Is Associated With Elite Rugby Athlete Status.
Mark Antrobus,Jon Brazier,Peter Callus,Adam J. Herbert,Georgina K. Stebbings,Stephen H. Day,Liam P. Kilduff,Mark A. Bennett,Robert M. Erskine,Stuart M Raleigh,Malcolm Collins,Yannis P. Pitsiladis,Shane M. Heffernan,Alun G. Williams +13 more
TL;DR: Elite rugby athlete status is associated with COMT rs4680 genotype that, acting pleiotropically, could affect stress resilience and behavioral traits during competition, concussion risk, and/or recovery from concussion.
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Concussion-Associated Polygenic Profiles of Elite Male Rugby Athletes
Mark Antrobus,Jon Brazier,Peter Callus,Adam J. Herbert,Georgina K. Stebbings,Praval Khanal,Stephen H. Day,Liam P. Kilduff,Mark A. Bennett,Robert M. Erskine,Stuart M Raleigh,Malcolm Collins,Yannis P. Pitsiladis,Shane M. Heffernan,Alun G. Williams +14 more
TL;DR: A genetic interaction between COMt (rs4680) and MAPT (rs10445337) assists rugby athletes in achieving elite status and could have implications for the management of inter-individual differences in concussion risk.
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Concussion-Associated Gene Variant COMT rs4680 Is Associated With Elite Rugby Athlete Status
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the association between elite rugby status and 8 concussion-associated risk polymorphisms, and hypothesized that concussionassociated risk genotypes and alleles would be underrepresented in elite rugby athletes compared with nonathletes.
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The genetic association with athlete status, physical performance and injury risk in soccer.
Conall F. Murtagh,Elliott C. R. Hall,Thomas E. Brownlee,Barry Drust,Alun G. Williams,Robert M. Erskine +5 more
TL;DR: A review of the literature concerning the genetic association with player status, physical performance, and injury risk in soccer is presented in this paper , where the most compelling evidence identified six genetic polymorphisms to be associated with soccer athlete status (ACE I/D, ACTN3 rs1815739; AGT rs699; MCT1 rs1049434; NOS3 rs2070744; PPARA rs4253778).