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ArticlePeerJ2021

Development of a gene doping detection method to detect overexpressed human follistatin using an adenovirus vector in mice.

Koki Yanazawa, Takehito Sugasawa, Kai Aoki, Takuro Nakano, Yasushi Kawakami, Kazuhiro Takekoshi

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Article in PeerJ, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Gene doping: current test methods and analytical challenges].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026
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  5. PCR-Based Equine Gene Doping Test for the Australian Horseracing Industry.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Koki YanazawaGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Takehito SugasawaLaboratory of Clinical Examination/Sports Medicine, Division of Clinical Medicines, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Kai AokiLaboratory of Clinical Examination/Sports Medicine, Division of Clinical Medicines, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Takuro NakanoGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Yasushi KawakamiLaboratory of Clinical Examination/Sports Medicine, Division of Clinical Medicines, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Kazuhiro TakekoshiLaboratory of Clinical Examination/Sports Medicine, Division of Clinical Medicines, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
University of Tsukuba · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGene doping is the misuse of genome editing and gene therapy technologies for the purpose of manipulating specific genes or gene functions in order to improve athletic performance. However, a non-invasive detection method for gene doping using recombinant adenoviral (rAdV) vectors containing human follistatin (

methodsFirst, we generated rAdV<

resultsThe expression of hFST and FST proteins and muscle protein synthesis signaling significantly increased in C2C12 cells. In long-term, transgene fragments could be detected until 4 days after intravenous injection and 3 days after intramuscular injection. Finally, the Sanger sequencing confirmed that the primers and TaqMan probe specifically amplified the gene sequence of interest.

conclusionsThese results indicate the possibility of detecting gene doping using rAdV<

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Adenovirus vectorFollistatinGene doping

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PMID34721976
PMCPMC8541302
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