Perhaps Floyd had two of this gene? New study...

donrhummy
donrhummy Posts: 2,329
edited April 2008 in Pro race
http://www.economist.com/science/displa ... d=10952799
A study just published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism by Jenny Jakobsson Schulze and her colleagues at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden suggests that an individual's genetic make-up could confound them in two different ways. One genotype, to use the jargon, may allow athletes who use anabolic steroids to escape detection altogether. Another may actually be convicting the innocent.

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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    If it is the case, as the article suggests, that an athlete's genotype can affect the outcome of this test, then it would be easy enough to establish whether they had none, one, or more of the genes by doing a genetic profile. However, this may complicate things further as it may lead to different allowable thresholds for athletes of different ethnicities. It suggests that "being good at sports" has a much more subtle physiological basis than is currently understood and tested for....
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    I think this topic's already been covered. Unless he had a gene which produced synthetic testosterone, he's still guilty, as the IRMS test showed he had synthetic testosterone in his body.
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