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Just sharing something I came across this while doing a research paper
Basically, the articles are saying that 2/3 of asians have a genetic variation that makes steroids undetectable for them, at least in urine
Doping: Time to scrap steroid test, say scientists
(AFP) – Mar 11, 2009
PARIS (AFP) — Swiss scientists have placed a major question mark over World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines for testing for muscle-building male steroids in urine.
The test is all but useless, for it fails to take into account a key genetic variation that hugely affects levels of testosterone found in samples, they say.
Individuals who have this variation are far less likely to breach a WADA threshold that requires closer scrutiny, they add.
The genetic variant is especially widespread among Asians but, at the other end of the scale, hardly present at all among Caucasians or Latin Americans.
In theory, it would give a drugs cheat of, say, Chinese or Japanese ancestry, a massive advantage over someone of European or Mexican ancestry, the lead scientist told AFP.
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This is important because this gene variant is relatively prevalent. The researchers note that approximately 2/3 of Asians and 10% of Caucasians carry the gene deletion. That is a big problem for WADA because these athletes could abuse steroids with relative impunity under our current testing regime.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/sp...pagewanted=all
Anyone else know anything about this?
Basically, the articles are saying that 2/3 of asians have a genetic variation that makes steroids undetectable for them, at least in urine
Doping: Time to scrap steroid test, say scientists
(AFP) – Mar 11, 2009
PARIS (AFP) — Swiss scientists have placed a major question mark over World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines for testing for muscle-building male steroids in urine.
The test is all but useless, for it fails to take into account a key genetic variation that hugely affects levels of testosterone found in samples, they say.
Individuals who have this variation are far less likely to breach a WADA threshold that requires closer scrutiny, they add.
The genetic variant is especially widespread among Asians but, at the other end of the scale, hardly present at all among Caucasians or Latin Americans.
In theory, it would give a drugs cheat of, say, Chinese or Japanese ancestry, a massive advantage over someone of European or Mexican ancestry, the lead scientist told AFP.
found other similar articles:
This is important because this gene variant is relatively prevalent. The researchers note that approximately 2/3 of Asians and 10% of Caucasians carry the gene deletion. That is a big problem for WADA because these athletes could abuse steroids with relative impunity under our current testing regime.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/sp...pagewanted=all
Anyone else know anything about this?
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