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Caffeine, CYP1A2 genotype, and sports performance: is timing important?

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  1. Institute of Coaching and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, Fylde Road, Preston, PR1 2HE, UK

    Craig Pickering

  2. Exercise and Nutritional Genomics Research Centre, DNAFit Ltd, London, UK

    Craig Pickering

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Craig Pickering is an employee of DNAFit Ltd., a genetic testing company. He received no financial incentives for the preparation of this manuscript, and the views contained within are his, and not representative of DNAFit Ltd.

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Pickering, C. Caffeine, CYP1A2 genotype, and sports performance: is timing important?. Ir J Med Sci 188, 349–350 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-018-1811-4

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