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Monkeys bulk up as gene builds size of thigh muscles

Ohio researchers found that monkeys that had a gene injected into their legs developed bigger, stronger thighs in an experiment that may pave the way for human trials among people with muscle-wasting diseases, reports Bloomberg.

Several diseases cause muscle weakness and have no effective treatments, said Jerry Mendell, director of the gene therapy center at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and an author of the study published Nov. 11 in Science Translational Medicine.

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