Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, LLP
Methods for detection of mutations in myostatin variants
Methods for detecting allelic variants of the myostatin (growth and differentiation factor-8) gene are provided. Specifically provided are methods of identifying subjects having or having a predisposition for increased muscle mass as compared to subjects having wild-type myostatin. Increased muscle mass is particularly desirable for identification of animals used to produce food products, including bovine, porcine, ovine, avian and piscine species.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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McPherron Lee