AP AP: Mutation Found in ‘Muscle Man’ Toddler:
Somewhere in Germany is a baby Superman, born in Berlin with bulging arm and leg muscles. Not yet 5, he can hold seven-pound weights with arms extended, something many adults cannot do. 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.
According to the original article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the mutation is in a gene called Myostatin, which halts muscle growth.
Via Didi, Warren Ellis and Ezrael.
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