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Quantitative trait loci for human muscle strength: linkage analysis of myostatin pathway genes.
Physiological genomics - 11 Aug 2005
Huygens W, Thomis M A I, Peeters M W, Aerssens J, Vlietinck R, Beunen G P
Abstract excerpt
This study reports the results of a multipoint linkage study that aims to unravel the genetic basis of muscle strength and muscle mass in humans. Myostatin (GDF8) is known to be a strong inhibitor of muscle growth in animals. However, studies examining human myostatin polymorphisms are rare and a...
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