INDEPENDENT ANTI-DOPING REFERENCE2026 · CHECKED 08 NOV 2027 PUBLISHED ↗
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Myostatin propeptide.

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Checked 2026-11-10. Independent clinical review has not been completed. WADAFUK is independent of WADA and does not provide medical advice or an individual anti-doping determination.

REGULATORY SUMMARY2026 LIST

Prohibited at all times

2026 S4.3: prohibited at all times. Non-Specified. [1]

S4.3 · 2026 rules apply from 1 January 2026. Any 2027 material below concerns future rules from 1 January 2027; it is not current clearance.

EVIDENCE / 01

Product evidence

A study of 12 black-market myostatin-propeptide products found the protein in nine. The researchers reported substantial impurities and an attached GST tag, making the material different from the expected untagged protein. [2]

Limits of this evidence
  • Primary-study abstract only. This is analytical product evidence, not a human efficacy or safety trial.

What remains uncertain

  • No current authorized therapeutic formulation or adequate clinical safety evidence was verified.
TRACEABILITY

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  1. WADA 2026 Prohibited List ↗Accessed 2026-11-10 · Relevant official full-text sections opened

    Printed pp. 3, 9–12: introduction, S3, S4 and S5 as applicable

  2. Electrophoretic detection of black market myostatin propeptide ↗Accessed 2026-11-10 · Primary-study abstract and metadata

    Abstract and bibliographic record

Before acting on this information

Check the current official WADA List and the relevant anti-doping authority for your sport, product, route and circumstances. Do not stop or change necessary treatment based on this page. Ask a qualified clinician about health decisions. Missing evidence does not establish safety.

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