Myostatin Mutation Associated with Gross Muscle Hypertrophy in a Child

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 351; no. 10; pp. 1030 - 1031
• Main Author: Williams, Marc S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 02.09.2004
• Subjects: Greece, Ancient; Hercules; History, Ancient; Humans; Hypertrophy - genetics; Hypertrophy - history; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - pathology; Mutation; Myostatin; Mythology; Transforming Growth Factor beta - genetics

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...