Fitness & muscleThe endurance gene

ACE

Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene

ACE in one lineInfluences cardiovascular efficiency and endurance response to training

A full entry for ACE is on its way. For now, here is the one-line definition above and the genes it connects to below.

The honest caveat. Each entry describes a research-backed tendency, not a diagnosis. Carrying a variant tells you how your body is likely to lean, it does not label you, and nothing here is a substitute for a doctor where a medical question is involved.

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