Genetic risk factors of sarcopenia were also assessed in the Korean population described by Park et al. Sarcopenia risk is associated with SNPs in fatty acid desaturase 2 (FADS2) (rs97384), MYO10 (rs31574), KCNQ5 (rs6453647), DOCK5 (rs11135857), and low-density lipoprotein Receptor Related Protein 1B (LRP1B) (rs74659977) genes. This evidence concerns the gene KCNQ5 and sarcopenia.