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Gaston Beunen
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 204
Citations - 10943
Gaston Beunen is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physical fitness & Twin study. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 204 publications receiving 10214 citations.
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Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene are associated with muscle strength in men and women
An Windelinckx,G. De Mars,Gaston Beunen,Jeroen Aerssens,Christophe Delecluse,Johan Lefevre,Martine Thomis +6 more
TL;DR: Quadriceps isometric and concentric strength were higher in female f/f homozygotes compared to F allele carriers than bT allele carriers without and with adjustment for confounding factors, and different VDR gene polymorphisms are associated with quadriceps strength in men and women.
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Genetic variance of adolescent growth in stature
Gaston Beunen,Martine Thomis,Hugo Maes,Ruth J. F. Loos,Robert M. Malina,Albrecht Claessens,Robert Vlietinck +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that most characteristics of the growth spurt in stature are under strong genetic control and gender heterogeneity is present for stature and for a number of derived growth characteristics.
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Exploration of myostatin polymorphisms and the angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion genotype in responses of human muscle to strength training.
Martine Thomis,Wim Huygens,Sofie Heuninckx,Monique Chagnon,Hermine H. Maes,Albrecht Claessens,Robert Vlietinck,Claude Bouchard,Gaston Beunen +8 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis that an increased muscle fiber hypertrophic effect of strength training is present in D-allele carriers is not supported.
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Birth Weight and Blood Pressure in Young Adults A Prospective Twin Study
TL;DR: The findings suggest that prenatal programming of adult blood pressure occurs at least in female twins, and suggest that particularly maternal influences, experienced by both twin members, may underlie the association between birth weight and blood pressure.
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Heritability of body mass index in pre-adolescence, young adulthood and late adulthood
Cassandra Nan,Boliang Guo,Claire Warner,Claire Warner,Tom Fowler,Timothy Barrett,Dorret I. Boomsma,Tracy L. Nelson,Keith E. Whitfield,Gaston Beunen,Martine Thomis,Hermine H. Maes,Hermine H. Maes,Catherine Derom,Juan R. Ordoñana,Jonathan J Deeks,Maurice P. Zeegers,Maurice P. Zeegers +17 more
TL;DR: Environmental changes over time do not seem to have as big a relative impact on an individual’s weight as previously reported, suggesting a mainly genetic influence on variation in BMI over the years.