Myostatin Mutation Associated with Gross Muscle Hypertrophy in a Child

To the Editor: Schuelke et al. (June 24 issue) 1 describe a child with muscle hypertrophy in association with a mutation in the myostatin gene. Another possible case of a myostatin mutation in an exceptionally strong child was described more than 2500 years ago in Greek mythology, in the story about...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2004-09, Vol.351 (10), p.1030-1031
1. Verfasser:	Williams, Marc S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Greece, Ancient Hercules History, Ancient Humans Hypertrophy - genetics Hypertrophy - history Male Muscle, Skeletal - pathology Mutation Myostatin Mythology Transforming Growth Factor beta - genetics
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