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PTC Therapeutics said Tuesday that its treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy slowed the loss of muscle function in patients in a randomized clinical trial designed to keep the drug on the market in Europe.

But a separate analysis of the same study data that might allow PTC to seek approval in the U.S. failed to reach statistical significance.

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Shares of PTC rose 18% to $33 in early Tuesday trading.

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