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Study: Genetic Variant Inherited from Neanderthals Reduces Activity of Key Muscle Enzyme


The Neanderthal variant in AMPD1 decreases its enzymatic activity by 25% in lab-produced proteins and by up to 80% in the muscles of genetically engineered mice.

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