Mutation Creates Young 'Superman' ; Find May Lead to Muscular Dystrophy Drugs
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › June 24, 2004
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Somewhere in Germany is a baby Superman, born in Berlin with bulging arm and leg muscles. Not yet 5, he can hold 7-pound weights with arms extended. He has muscles twice the size of other kids his age and half their body fat.
DNA testing showed why: The boy has a genetic mutation that boosts muscle growth.See the full content of this document
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Mutation Creates Young 'Superman' ; Find May Lead to Muscular Dystrophy Drugs
The discovery, reported in today's New England Journal of Medicine, represents the first documented human case of such a mutation.
Many scientists ...See the full content of this document
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