Are calcineurin genes associated with athletic status?
Although there are large differences between ethnicities and more research is needed, our findings suggest that intronic polymorphisms of the calcineurin genes have functional significance and show evidence of association with elite endurance performance in the northern Han Chinese population.
The results of this study compel us to reinvestigate the current PTC surgical recommendations of total thyroidectomy based on tumor size because this may not affect survival across all populations. In addition, the current use of external beam radiation therapy for the treatment of PTC should be reexamined.